Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, 2 but the speech of the upright rescues them. 1
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5The thoughts of the upright are mishpat ·just·, 2 but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. 1
7The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, 2 but the house of the upright shall stand. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 14:3The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, 2 but the lips of the wise protect them. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:6
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. Note, 1. The word of God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, and judges them. We mistake if we imagine that thoughts are free. No, they are under the divine cognizance, and therefore under the divine command. 2. We ought to be observers of the thoughts and intents of our own hearts, and to judge of ourselves by them; for they are the first-born of the soul, that have most of its image undisguised. Right… Read the whole commentary →