Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous are true judgments; but ungodly men devise deceits.
Brenton Septuagint
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 ungodly men are crafty; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Cross References
Psalms 12:2How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me? for ever? how long wilt thou turn away thy face from me?
Psalms 41:6Wherefore art thou very sad, O my soul? and wherefore dost thou trouble me? hope in God; for I will give thanks to him; he is the salvation of my countenance.
Proverbs 11:23All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Proverbs 24:9The fool also dies in sins; and uncleanness attaches to a pestilent man.
Jeremiah 4:14Cleanse thine heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayest be saved: how long will thy grievous thoughts be within thee?
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 →