Proverbs 12:5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. The verse has been rendered, "The policy of the just is honesty; the wisdom of the wicked is cunning." This rendering marks more strikingly the intended distinction. The righteous man, in all his thoughts, keeps by what is right. He deals in rectitude, as opposed to deceit; and from his actions you may know his thoughts. The wicked man thinks one way and acts another. (R. Wardlaw.) Parallel Verses KJV: The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.WEB: The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. |
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