Proverbs 12:5

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Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Psalm 12:2-3

They speak falsehood to one another;
With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.

Psalm 36:2-4

For it flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.

Psalm 41:6-7

And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood;
His heart gathers wickedness to itself;
When he goes outside, he tells it.

Psalm 119:15

I will meditate on Your precepts
And regard Your ways.

Psalm 139:23

Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me and know my anxious thoughts;

Psalm 140:1-3

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men

Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Proverbs 24:9

The devising of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

Jeremiah 4:14

Wash your heart from evil, O Jerusalem,
That you may be saved.
How long will your wicked thoughts
Lodge within you?

Matthew 2:3-8

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

Matthew 26:4

and they plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth and kill Him.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.

2 Corinthians 4:2

but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

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Summary

Proverbs 12:5

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

Thoughts

Counsels

Bible References

Thoughts

The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

The devising of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

I will meditate on Your precepts
And regard Your ways.

Search me, O God, and know my heart;

Try me and know my anxious thoughts;

Let the wicked forsake his way

And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

Wash your heart from evil, O Jerusalem,
That you may be saved.
How long will your wicked thoughts
Lodge within you?

Counsels

They speak falsehood to one another;
With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.

For it flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.

And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood;
His heart gathers wickedness to itself;
When he goes outside, he tells it.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men;

Preserve me from violent men

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

and they plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth and kill Him.