5The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 12:5
Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous
The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.
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Verse 5
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The plansמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתH4284Noun - feminine plural constructof the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםH6662Adjective - masculine pluralare justמִשְׁפָּ֑טH4941Noun - masculine singular[but] the counselתַּחְבֻּל֖וֹתH8458Noun - feminine plural constructof the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםH7563Adjective - masculine pluralleads to deceitמִרְמָֽה׃H4820Noun - feminine singular