Proverbs 12:5
Good people make plans that are fair, but the advice of the wicked is deceptive.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
In Context
4A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.
6The words of the wicked are like a violent ambush, but those of honest people save them.
Cross References
Psalms 12:2Everyone lies to their neighbors. They flatter with nice talk, but they don't mean what they say.
Psalms 41:6They come to visit me, but their sympathy is not sincere. They're only interested in the bad news, which they spread around as soon as they leave.
Psalms 139:23Examine me carefully, God, so you can be sure of my true feelings. Check me out so you can know what I really think.
Proverbs 11:23Good people want what's best, but what the wicked hope for ends in death.
Proverbs 24:9Plans thought up by stupid people are sinful. Everyone hates those who are scornful of others.
Jeremiah 4:14Clean the evil from your heart, Jerusalem, so that you can be saved. How long will you hold onto your evil thoughts?
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 →