Proverbs 12:5 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
The thoughts of the righteous [are] justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit.
English ASV
The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
English Amplified
The thoughts and purposes of the [consistently] righteous are honest and reliable, but the counsels and designs of the wicked are treacherous.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
The thoughts and purposes of the [consistently] righteous are honest and reliable, but the counsels and designs of the wicked are treacherous.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
The thoughts of the righteous are just, but guidance from the wicked is deceitful.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
English EASY 2024
Righteous people want to do things that are right. But do not trust the advice of wicked people.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Good people are honest and fair in all they do, but those who are evil lie and cannot be trusted.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Honest people will treat you fairly; the wicked only want to deceive you.
English God's Word - GW 1995
The thoughts of righteous people are fair. The advice of wicked people is treacherous.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
The thoughts of the righteous [are] just, but guidance from the wicked [leads to] deceit.
English KJV 1611
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
English LSB
The thoughts of the righteous are just, But the guidance of the wicked is deceitful.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
The thoughts of the righteous are just, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
The plans of the just are legitimate; the designs of the wicked are deceitful.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
The plans of godly people are right. But the advice of sinners will lead you the wrong way.
English NIV
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
English NKJ 1982
The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
English NLT
The plans of the godly are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
The lovers of God are filled with good ideas that are noble and pure, but the schemes of the sinner are crammed with nothing but lies.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are treacherous.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
A good man's mind is filled with honest thoughts; an evil man's mind is crammed with lies.
English Tyndale 1537
The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the imagination of the ungodly are deceitful.