King James Version
Proverbs 12:5 in the King James Version says “The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.”
Proverbs 12:5 · KJV
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“The thoughts”
H4284a contrivance, i.e., (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
“are right”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
“but the counsels”
H8458(only in plural) properly, steerage (as a management of ropes), i.e., (figuratively) guidance or (by implication) a plan
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