The desire of the righteous turns out well, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.
Proverbs 12:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The thoughts of the righteous are just, but guidance from the wicked is deceitful. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The thoughts of the righteous are right: But the counsels of the wicked are deceit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The thoughts and purposes of the [consistently] righteous are honest and reliable, but the counsels and designs of the wicked are treacherous. American Standard Version (1901) The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit. Common English Bible The plans of the righteous are just, but the guidance of the wicked is deceptive. Catholic Public Domain Version The thoughts of the just are judgments. And the counsels of the impious are dishonest. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The thoughts of the just are judgments: and the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. |
The desire of the righteous turns out well, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a wife who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way, but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, so that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will freely forgive.
Wash the evil from your heart, Jerusalem, so that you will be delivered. How long will you harbour malicious thoughts?
They bent their tongues like their bows; lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land, for they proceed from one evil to another, and they do not take me into account. This is the Lord’s declaration.
Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to speak lies; they wear themselves out doing wrong.
Then Herod, when he realised that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.
and they conspired to arrest Jesus in a treacherous way and kill him.
So don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful things, not acting deceitfully or distorting the word of God, but commending ourselves before God to everyone’s conscience by an open display of the truth.