Proverbs 12:5

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

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  • Ps 12:2-3 : 2 Help, LORD, for the godly have vanished; the faithful have disappeared from among humanity. 3 Everyone speaks falsehood to their neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
  • Ps 36:2-4 : 2 An oracle of transgression speaks to the wicked within his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. 3 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated. 4 The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; he has stopped being wise and doing good.
  • Ps 41:6-7 : 6 My enemies speak evil of me, saying, 'When will he die, and his name perish? 7 When one of them comes to visit, he speaks falsely, his heart gathers wickedness, and when he goes out, he tells it to others.
  • Ps 119:15 : 15 I will meditate on Your precepts and fix my eyes on Your ways.
  • Ps 139:23 : 23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
  • Ps 140:1-3 : 1 For the director of music, a psalm of David. 2 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil people; protect me from men of violence. 3 They devise wicked schemes in their hearts and stir up conflicts all day long.
  • Prov 11:23 : 23 The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.
  • Prov 24:9 : 9 The plans of foolishness are sinful, and the mocker is detestable to others.
  • Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
  • Jer 4:14 : 14 Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts lodge within you?
  • Matt 2:3-8 : 3 When King Herod heard this, he was deeply troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 He called together all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Christ was to be born. 5 They replied, 'In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is what was written by the prophet: 6 'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you will come a ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.' 7 Then Herod secretly called the magi and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, 'Go and search carefully for the child. When you find Him, report back to me so that I too may go and worship Him.'
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, realizing that he had been deceived by the magi, became furious. He sent orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had determined from the magi.
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore, do not judge anything before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will disclose the motives of hearts. At that time, each person will receive praise from God.
  • 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not act deceitfully or distort the word of God, but by revealing the truth, we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.

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    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy is for those who counsel peace.

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  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

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    12The wicked desire the plunder of evildoers, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

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    26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure to Him.

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    5The righteousness of the blameless makes their path straight, but the wicked fall because of their own wickedness.

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    32The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.

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    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

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    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

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    30The mouth of the righteous person utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

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    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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    20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

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    18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,

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    15Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

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    12The wicked person plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.

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    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.

  • Prov 14:19
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