Proverbs 12:5

NETBible

The plans 1  of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. 2 

NIV ©

The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

NASB ©

The thoughts of the righteous are just, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

NLT ©

The plans of the godly are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

MSG ©

The thinking of principled people makes for justice; the plots of degenerates corrupt.

BBE ©

The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

NRSV ©

The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

NKJV ©

The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

KJV
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[but] the counsels
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NASB ©
The thoughts
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LXXM
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N-NPN
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PRT
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A-APM
dolouv
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N-APM
NET [draft] ITL
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of the righteous
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HEBREW
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NETBible

The plans 1  of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “thoughts.” This term refers not just to random thoughts, however, but to what is planned or devised.

2 sn The plans of good people are directed toward what is right. Advice from the wicked, however, is deceitful and can only lead to trouble.