Proverbs 12:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים מִשְׁפָּ֑ט תַּחְבֻּל֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃

Transliteration

maḥšəḇôṯ ṣaddîqîm mišpāṭ taḥbulôṯ rəšāʿîm mirmāh

Grammar Details

• *maḥšəḇôṯ*: noun, feminine plural construct - thoughts of
• *ṣaddîqîm*: adjective, masculine plural - righteous ones
• *mišpāṭ*: noun, masculine singular - justice/judgment
• *taḥbulôṯ*: noun, feminine plural construct - counsels/devices of
• *rəšāʿîm*: adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones
• *mirmāh*: noun, feminine singular - deceit/treachery

Word Meanings

• *maḥšəḇôṯ*: thoughts/plans/intentions
• *ṣaddîqîm*: righteous ones/just ones
• *mišpāṭ*: justice/judgment/fairness/what is right
• *taḥbulôṯ*: counsels/devices/plans/guidance
• *rəšāʿîm*: wicked ones/evil ones
• *mirmāh*: deceit/treachery/fraud/deception

Referenced Verses

• Ps 12:2-3 : 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
• Ps 36:2-4 : 2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found{H8800)} to be hateful{H8800)}. 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise{H8687)}, and to do good{H8687)}. 4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth{H8691)} himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth{H8799)} not evil.
• Ps 41:6-7 : 6 And if he come{H8804)} to see{H8800)} me, he speaketh{H8762)} vanity: his heart gathereth{H8799)} iniquity to itself; when he goeth{H8799)} abroad, he telleth{H8762)} it. 7 All that hate{H8802)} me whisper{H8691)} together against me: against me do they devise{H8799)} my hurt.
• Ps 119:15 : 15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
• Ps 139:23 : 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
• Ps 140:1-3 : 1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
• Prov 11:23 : 23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
• Prov 24:9 : 9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
• Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
• Jer 4:14 : 14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
• Matt 2:3-8 : 3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. 7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
• Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
• Matt 26:4 : 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
• 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
• 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.