Proverbs 12:5
The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 12:2\12:1\Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.
Psalms 41:6\41:5\My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?
Psalms 139:23O God, let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested:
Proverbs 11:23The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.
Proverbs 24:9The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.
Jeremiah 4:14O 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 Henry on Proverbs 12:5
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. Note, 1. He that is blessed with a good wife is as happy as if he were upon the throne, for she is no less than a crown to him. A virtuous woman, that is pious and prudent, ingenious and industrious, that is active for the good of her family and looks well to the ways of her household, that makes conscience of her duty in every relation, a woman of spirit, that can bear crosses without disturbance, such a one… Read the whole commentary →