Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the just are judgments. And the counsels of the impious are dishonest.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
In Context
6The words of the impious lie in wait for blood. The mouth of the just shall free them.
Cross References
Psalms 12:2How long can I take counsel in my soul, sorrowing in my heart throughout the day?
Psalms 41:6Why are you sad, my soul? And why do you disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still confess to him: the salvation of my countenance,
Proverbs 11:23The desire of the just is entirely good. The anticipation of the impious is fury.
Proverbs 24:9The intention of the foolish is sin. And the detractor is an abomination among men.
Jeremiah 4:14Wash your heart from malice, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will harmful thoughts abide 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 →