Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The thoughts of the righteous are just,
but guidance from the wicked leads to deceit.

New American Standard Bible

The thoughts of the righteous are just,
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.

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.

Bible in Basic English

The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The thoughts
מחשׁבת מחשׁבה 
Machashabah 
Usage: 56

of the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

but the counsels
תּחבּוּלה תּחבּלה 
Tachbulah 
Usage: 6

of the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

Verse Info

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

4 A capable wife is her husband’s crown,
but a wife who causes shame
is like rottenness in his bones.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are just,
but guidance from the wicked leads to deceit.
6 The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.



Cross References

Psalm 12:2-3

They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.

Psalm 36:2-4

for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much
to discover and hate his sin.

Psalm 41:6-7

When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully;
he stores up evil in his heart;
he goes out and talks.

Psalm 119:15

I will meditate on Your precepts
and think about Your ways.

Psalm 139:23

Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.

Psalm 140:1-3

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.
Keep me safe from violent men

Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous turns out well,
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

Proverbs 24:9

A foolish scheme is sin,
and a mocker is detestable to people.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked one abandon his way
and the sinful one his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord,
so He may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for He will freely forgive.

Jeremiah 4:14

Wash the evil from your heart, Jerusalem,
so that you will be delivered.
How long will you harbor
malicious thoughts within you?

Matthew 2:3-8

When King Herod heard this, he was deeply disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

Matthew 26:4

and they conspired to arrest Jesus in a treacherous way and kill Him.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.

2 Corinthians 4:2

Instead, we have renounced shameful secret things, not walking in deceit or distorting God’s message, but commending ourselves to every person’s conscience in God’s sight by an open display of the truth.

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