Proverbs 12:5

New Century Version

The plans that good people make are fair, but the advice of the wicked will trick you.

Cross References

Psalm 119:15

I think about your orders and study your ways.

Psalm 139:23

God, examine me and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

Proverbs 11:23

Those who do right only wish for good, but the wicked can expect to be defeated by God’s anger.

Proverbs 12:4

A good wife is like a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful wife is like a disease in his bones.

Proverbs 12:6

The wicked talk about killing people, but the words of good people will save them.

Proverbs 14:8

A wise person will understand what to do, but a foolish person is dishonest.

Proverbs 24:9

Making foolish plans is sinful, and making fun of wisdom is hateful.

Isaiah 55:7

The wicked should stop doing wrong, and they should stop their evil thoughts. They should return to the Lord so he may have mercy on them. They should come to our God, because he will freely forgive them.

Jeremiah 4:14

People of Jerusalem, clean the evil from your hearts so that you can be saved. Don’t continue making evil plans.

Jeremiah 9:3

“They use their tongues like a bow, shooting lies from their mouths like arrows. Lies, not truth, have grown strong in the land. They go from one evil thing to another. They do not know who I am,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:5

Everyone lies to his friend, and no one speaks the truth. The people of Judah have taught their tongues to lie. They have become tired from sinning.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he was furious. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and in the surrounding area who were two years old or younger. This was in keeping with the time he learned from the wise men.

Matthew 26:4

At the meeting, they planned to set a trap to arrest Jesus and kill him.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So do not judge before the right time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light things that are now hidden in darkness, and will make known the secret purposes of people’s hearts. Then God will praise each one of them.

2 Corinthians 4:2

But we have turned away from secret and shameful ways. We use no trickery, and we do not change the teaching of God. We teach the truth plainly, showing everyone who we are. Then they can know in their hearts what kind of people we are in God’s sight.