Proverbs 12:5

New American Bible - revised edition

The plans of the just are right; the designs of the wicked are deceit.

Cross References

Psalm 119:15

I will ponder your precepts and consider your paths.

Psalm 139:23

Probe me, God, know my heart; try me, know my thoughts.

Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the just ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Proverbs 12:4

A woman of worth is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful one is like rot in his bones.

Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright saves them.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the shrewd enlightens their way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 24:9

The scheme of a fool gains no acceptance, the scoffer is an abomination to the community.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake their way, and sinners their thoughts; Let them turn to the Lord to find mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving.

Jeremiah 4:14

Cleanse your heart of evil, Jerusalem, that you may be saved. How long will you entertain wicked schemes?

Jeremiah 9:3

Be on your guard, everyone against his neighbor; put no trust in any brother. Every brother imitates Jacob, the supplanter, every neighbor is guilty of slander.

Jeremiah 9:5

Violence upon violence, deceit upon deceit: They refuse to know me— oracle of the Lord.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi.

Matthew 26:4

and they consulted together to arrest Jesus by treachery and put him to death.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore, do not make any judgment before the appointed time, until the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will manifest the motives of our hearts, and then everyone will receive praise from God. Paul’s Life as Pattern.

2 Corinthians 4:2

Rather, we have renounced shameful, hidden things; not acting deceitfully or falsifying the word of God, but by the open declaration of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.