5The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.


In Context

2 A good man obtains favor from the Lord , but the Lord condemns a crafty man.

3 A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

4 A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

5 The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

7 Wicked men are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

Proverbs 12:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:5The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:5The thoughts of the just are judgments: and the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:5The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:5The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:5The thoughts of the righteous are just: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:5The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:5The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:5The thoughts of the righteous are justice, The counsels of the wicked — deceit.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:5The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.