Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.
New American Standard Bible
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
King James Version
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Holman Bible
but guidance from the wicked leads to deceit.
International Standard Version
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
A Conservative Version
The thoughts of the righteous are just. The counsels of the wicked are deceit.
American Standard Version
The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Amplified
The thoughts and purposes of the [consistently] righteous are just (honest, reliable),
But the counsels and schemes of the wicked are deceitful.
Darby Translation
The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Julia Smith Translation
The purposes of the just are judgment: the guidance of the unjust, deceit
King James 2000
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
Modern King James verseion
The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The thoughts of the righteous are right; but the imagination of the ungodly are deceitful.
NET Bible
The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
New Heart English Bible
The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
The Emphasized Bible
The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.
Webster
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
World English Bible
The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Youngs Literal Translation
The thoughts of the righteous are justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit.
Themes
Counsel » The counsels of the wicked
Deceit » The wicked full of » Their counsels
Deception » What is deceit/deceitful
Righteousness » They who walk in and follow » Think and desire good
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 12:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
4 A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones. 5 The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit. 6 The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.
Cross References
Psalm 12:2-3
Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
Psalm 36:2-4
For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.
Psalm 41:6-7
If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.
Psalm 119:15
I will give thought to your orders, and have respect for your ways.
Psalm 139:23
O God, let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested:
Psalm 140:1-3
O Lord, take me out of the power of the evil man; keep me safe from the violent man:
Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.
Proverbs 24:9
The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.
Isaiah 55:7
Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.
Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, make your heart clean from evil, so that you may have salvation. How long are evil purposes to have a resting-place in you?
Matthew 2:3-8
And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.
Matthew 26:4
And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.
1 Corinthians 4:5
For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
2 Corinthians 4:2
And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.