Proverbs 12:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹ֣ות
(mach·she·vo·vt)
4284: thought, devicefrom chashab
of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣ים
(tzad·di·kim)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
are just,מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
(mish·pat;)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
[But] the counselsתַּחְבֻּלֹ֖ות
(tach·bu·lo·vt)
8458: direction, counselfrom chabal
of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
are deceitful.מִרְמָֽה׃
(mir·mah.)
4820: deceit, treacheryfrom ramah


















KJV Lexicon
The thoughts
machashabah  (makh-ash-aw-baw')
cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.
of the righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
are right
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
but the counsels
tachbulah  (takh-boo-law')
(only in plural) properly, steerage (as a management of ropes), i.e. (figuratively) guidance or (by implication) a plan -- good advice, (wise) counsels.
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
are deceit
mirmah  (meer-maw')
fraud -- craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The thoughts of the righteous are just, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The thoughts of the righteous are just, but guidance from the wicked leads to deceit.

International Standard Version
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

NET Bible
The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The purposes of the righteous are justice, and the way of life of the evil is deceit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The thoughts of righteous people are fair. The advice of wicked people is treacherous.

King James 2000 Bible
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
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