Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous are true judgements; but ungodly men devise deceits.
LXX2012 (British)
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 shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrows in my heart daily? how long shall my enemy be exalted over me? 1
Psalms 41:6O my God, my soul has been troubled within me: therefore will I remember you from the land of Jordan, and of the Ermonites, from the little hill. 1
Proverbs 11:23All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Proverbs 24:9The fools also dies in sins; and uncleanness attaches to a pestilent man.
Jeremiah 4:14Cleanse your heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that you may be saved: how long will your grievous thoughts be within 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 →