Proverbs 12:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Good people have kind thoughts, but you should never trust the advice of someone evil.

Cross References

Isaiah 55:7

Give up your crooked ways and your evil thoughts. Return to the LORD our God. He will be merciful and forgive your sins.

Psalm 139:23

Look deep into my heart, God, and find out everything I am thinking.

Jeremiah 4:14

But Jerusalem, there is still time for you to be saved. Wash the evil from your hearts and stop making sinful plans,

2 Corinthians 4:2

We don't do shameful things that must be kept secret. And we don't try to fool anyone or twist God's message around. God is our witness that we speak only the truth, so others will be sure that we can be trusted.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don't judge anyone until the Lord returns. He will show what is hidden in the dark and what is in everyone's heart. Then God will be the one who praises each of us.

Matthew 26:4

They secretly planned to have Jesus arrested and put to death.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod found out that the wise men from the east had tricked him, he was very angry. He gave orders for his men to kill all the boys who lived in or near Bethlehem and were two years old and younger. This was based on what he had learnt from the wise men.

Proverbs 24:9

Everyone hates senseless fools who think up ways to sin.

Proverbs 11:23

Good people want what is best, but troublemakers hope to stir up trouble.

Psalm 119:15

I will study your teachings and follow your footsteps.

Proverbs 12:4

A helpful wife is a jewel for her husband, but a shameless wife will make his bones rot.

Proverbs 12:6

Bad advice is a deadly trap, but good advice is like a shield.

Proverbs 14:8

Wise people have enough sense to find their way, but stupid fools get lost.

Jeremiah 9:3

The LORD replied: Lies come from the mouths of my people, like arrows from a bow. With each dishonest deed their power increases, and not one of them will admit that I am God.

Jeremiah 9:5

They wear themselves out, always looking for a new way to cheat their friends.