The Bible Software
bible.softwareProverbsProverbs 12 › Proverbs 12:5

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughtes of the iust are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitfull.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

In Context

4A vertuous woman is the crowne of her husband: but she that maketh him ashamed, is as corruption in his bones.

6The talking of the wicked is to lye in waite for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer them.

Read all of Proverbs 12

Cross References

Psalms 12:2They speake deceitfully euery one with his neighbour, flattering with their lips, and speake with a double heart.

Psalms 41:6And if hee come to see mee, hee speaketh lies, but his heart heapeth iniquitie within him, and when he commeth foorth, he telleth it.

Psalms 139:23Try mee, O God, and knowe mine heart: prooue me and know my thoughtes,

Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation.

Proverbs 24:9The wicked thought of a foole is sinne, and the scorner is an abomination vnto men.

Jeremiah 4:14O Ierusalem, wash thine heart from wickednes, that thou maiest be saued: how long shall thy wicked thoughtes remaine 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Almeida (Português)Luther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)聖經 (中文)성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس (العربية)बाइबल (हिन्दी)Biblia (Kiswahili)Bibbia Diodati (Italiano)Alkitab (Bahasa Indonesia)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)

Study Proverbs 12:5

Matthew HenryJamieson-Fausset-BrownAdam ClarkeJohn WesleyJohn CalvinKeil and DelitzschScofieldFamily Bible NotesGeneva Bible Notes (1599)
← Proverbs 12:4Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:6 →