Proverbs 12:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The thoughtes of the ryghteous are ryght: but the imaginations of the vngodly are deceptfull.

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  • Ps 12:2-3 : 2 Euery one vseth vayne talke with his neyghbour: and speaketh with a double heart out of flatteryng lippes. 3 God wyll cut away all flatteryng lippes: and the tongue that speaketh great thinges.
  • Ps 36:2-4 : 2 For he flattereth him selfe in his owne sight: so that his iniquitie is found worthy of hatred. 3 The wordes of his mouth are vnrighteous and full of deceipt: he hath left of to behaue him selfe wisely & to do good. 4 He imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed, & setteth him selfe in no good way: neither doth he abhorre any thing yt is euil.
  • Ps 41:6-7 : 6 But yf any of them came to visite me, he spake vanitie: his heart conceaued vngodlynesse within hym selfe, & when he came foorth a doores he vttered it. 7 All they that hated me whispered together: they imagined euyl agaynst me.
  • Ps 119:15 : 15 I wyll study thy commaundementes: and I wyll consider thy wayes.
  • Ps 139:23 : 23 Searche me to the quicke O Lorde, and knowe thou myne heart: proue me and knowe thou my thoughtes.
  • Ps 140:1-3 : 1 To the chiefe musition, a Psalme of Dauid. Delyuer me O God from the euyll man: and preserue me from the outragious man. 2 Who in heart imagine mischiefes: and set forwarde to warre euery day. 3 They haue sharpened their tongue lyke a serpent: Adders poyson is vnder their lippes. Selah.
  • Prov 11:23 : 23 The desire of the ryghteous is acceptable: but the hope of the vngodly is indignation.
  • Prov 24:9 : 9 The wicked thought of the foolishe is sinne: and the scornefull is an abhomination vnto men.
  • Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the vngodly man forsake his owne wayes, and the vnrighteous his owne imaginations, and turne agayne vnto the Lorde, so shall he be mercifull vnto hym: and to our God, for he is very redy to forgeue.
  • Jer 4:14 : 14 O Hierusalem, washe thine heart from wickednesse, that thou mayest be helped: Howe long shall thy vayne thoughtes remayne with thee?
  • Matt 2:3-8 : 3 When Herode the kyng had hearde these thynges, he was troubled, and all the citie of Hierusalem with hym. 4 And when he hadde gathered all the chiefe Priestes and Scribes of the people together, he demaunded of them where Christe shoulde be borne. 5 And they saide vnto him: At Bethlehem in Iurie. For thus it is written by the prophete. 6 And thou Bethlehem in the lande of Iuda, art not the least among the princes of Iuda. For out of thee shall there come a capitain, that shal gouerne my people Israel. 7 Then Herode, when he had priuilye called the wyse men, inquired of the diligently, what tyme the starre appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and sayde: Go, and search diligently for the young childe, and when ye haue founde hym, bryng me worde agayne, that I may come, and worship hym also.
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herode, when he sawe that he was mocked of the wyse men, was excedyng wroth, and sent foorth, and slew all the chyldren that were in Bethlehe, and in all the coastes, as many as were two yere olde, or vnder, according to the tyme, which he had diligently searched out, of the wyse men.
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 And helde a councell, that they might take Iesus by subtiltie, and kyll hym.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore iudge nothyng before the tyme, vntyll the Lorde come, who wyl lyghten thynges that are hyd in darkenesse, & open the counsels of the heartes, and then shall euery man haue prayse of God.
  • 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 But haue cast from vs the clokes of vnhonestie, and walke not in craftynesse, neither handle we the word of God disceitefully, but in openyng of the trueth, and report our selues to euery mans conscience in the syght of God.

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  • Prov 12:6-7
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    6 The talkyng of the vngodly is howe they may lay wayte for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer the.

    7 God ouerturneth the estate of the wicked, and they stande not: but the house of the ryghteous shall stande.

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    20 Deceipt is in the heart of them that imagine euyll: but to the counsaylers of peace shalbe ioy.

    21 There shall no aduersitie happen vnto the iust: but the vngodly shalbe fylled with miserie.

  • 26 The ryghteous excelleth his neyghbour: but the way of the vngodly wyll deceaue them selues.

  • 12 The righteous man wysely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickednesse God ouerthroweth the vngodly.

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    12 The desire of the vngodly is a net of euyls: but the roote of the ryghteous bryngeth foorth fruite.

    13 The wicked falleth into the snare thorowe the malice of his owne mouth: but the iust shall escape out of all perill.

  • 28 The heart of the ryghteous studyeth his aunswere afore: but the wicked mans mouth spueth out mischiefe.

  • 23 The desire of the ryghteous is acceptable: but the hope of the vngodly is indignation.

  • 26 The Lorde abhorreth the imaginations of the wicked: but the wordes of the pure are pleasaunt.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    5 The ryghteousnesse of the innocent ordereth his way: but the vngodly shall fall in his owne wickednesse.

    6 The righteousnesse of the iust shall delyuer them: but the wicked shalbe taken in their owne vngodlynesse.

  • 32 The vngodly spyeth the righteous: and seeketh occasion to slay hym.

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    31 The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome: but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out.

    32 The lippes of the ryghteous vtter that which is acceptable: but the mouth of the vngodly speaketh frowarde thynges.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5 A ryghteous man abhorreth lyes: but the vngodly shameth hym selfe, and is put to scilence.

    6 Ryghteousnesse kepeth the innocent in the way: but vngodlinesse doth ouerthrowe the sinner.

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    18 The vngodly worketh deceiptfull workes: but he that soweth righteousnesse shall receaue a sure rewarde.

    19 Lyke as ryghteousnesse bringeth lyfe: euen so to cleaue vnto euyll, bryngeth death.

  • 15 The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

  • 30 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wysdome: and his tongue wyll be talking of iudgement.

  • 6 Blessinges are vpon the head of the righteous: and the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.

  • 20 The tongue of the iust man is as tried siluer: but the heart of the vngodly is a thyng of naught.

  • 18 An heart that goeth about wicked imaginations, feete that be swyft in running to mischiefe,

  • 3 The innocent dealyng of the iust shall leade them: but the wickednesse of the offendours shalbe their owne destruction.

  • 18 He filled their houses with good things: but the counsell of the vngodly be farre from me.

  • 15 Laye no priuie wayte (O wicked man) against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.

  • 12 The vngodly busieth his head all against the iust: and gnasheth vpon him with his teeth.

  • 32 The vngodly is cast away for his iniquitie: but the ryghteous hath a good hope, euen in death.

  • 12 There is a way which seemeth right vnto a man: but the ende therof are the wayes of death.

  • 19 The euyll shall bowe them selues before the good: and the vngodly shall wayte at the gates of the ryghteous.

  • 7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poore: but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstandyng.

  • 29 An vngodly man hardeneth his face: but the iust refourmeth his owne way.

  • 6 The house of the ryghteous is full of riches: but in the fruites of the vngodly there is trouble.

  • 2 A good man is acceptable vnto the Lorde: but the wicked imaginer wyll he condempne.

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    9 My desire is, that ye wickednesse of the vngodly may come to an ende: and that thou wouldest assist the iust, who art the tryer of heartes and of reynes, O most righteous Lorde.

  • 16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to lyfe: but the fruites of the vngodly, to sinne.

  • 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.

  • 7 The robberies of the vngodly shalbe their owne destruction: for they wyll not do the thing that is right.

  • 16 A small thing that the righteous hath: is better then great riches of ye vngodly.

  • 23 The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome, to wrest the wayes of iudgement.

  • 2 Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.

  • 11 There came out of thee such as thought euyll against the Lorde, such as gaue wicked counsell.

  • 20 Therfore walke thou in the way of such as be vertuous, & kepe the pathes of the righteous.

  • 11 Malice is in the midst of it: disceipt and guyle go not out of her streates.

  • 23 Wo be vnto them that geue sentence with the vngodly for rewardes, but condempne the iust cause of the ryghteous.

  • 2 For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lippes talke mischiefe.

  • 13 He compasseth the wise in their owne craftinesse, & maketh foolishe the counsell of the wicked.

  • 7 Their feete runne to euyll, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their counsels are wicked counsels, harme and destruction are in their wayes.