Proverbs 12:5
The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 12:2Deception, speak they, every one with his neighbour,—with lips uttering smooth things—with a heart and a heart, do they speak.
Psalms 41:6And, if he have come to see me, Falsehood, doth he speak, His own heart, gathereth iniquity to itself, he goeth forth, abroad he telleth it.
Psalms 139:23Search me, O GOD, and observe my heart, Try me, and observe my cares;
Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous, is only good, the expectation of the lawless, is wrath.
Proverbs 24:9The purpose of folly, is sin, and, an abomination to mankind, is a buffoon.
Jeremiah 4:14Wash from wickedness thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved,—How long, shall lodge within thee thy wicked devices?
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 →