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Proverbs 12:5

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 12:5 in other translations

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

Proverbs 12:5 · World English Bible

Proverbs 12:5 in context

  1. 3A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
  2. 4A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
  3. 5The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
  4. 6The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
  5. 7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.