Proverbs 12:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 12:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 12:5 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 12:5 — KJV
“The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.”
— Proverbs 12:5 (KJV)
Proverbs 12:5 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 12:5
“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. the unrighteous...: Heb. the man of iniquity abundantly...: Heb. multiply to pardon”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:5: thoughts, righteous, right
“Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:5: righteous, right, wicked
“The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:5: righteous, right, wicked
“And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:5: righteous, right, wicked
“That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:5: righteous, right, wicked
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