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Proverbs 12:5
The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.
Proverbs 12:5 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 12:5 in other translations
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
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In context
2 A good man, obtaineth favour from Yahweh, but, a man of wicked devices, will he condemn.
3 A son of earth, shall not be established, by lawlessness, but, the root of the righteous, shall not be disturbed.
4 A virtuous woman, is the crown of her husband, but, a veritable decay in his bones, is she that causeth shame.
5 The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.
6 The words of the lawless, are—of lying in wait for blood, but, the mouth of the upright, shall deliver them.
7 Overthrown are the lawless and they are not, but, the house of the righteous, shall stand.
8 In proportion to his prudence, is a man, to be praised, but, the perverse in heart, shall be an object of contempt.
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