The Meaning of Proverbs 12:5 Explained

Proverbs 12:5

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

YLT: The thoughts of the righteous are justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit.

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

ASV: The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 12:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 12

1  Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge

What do the individual words in Proverbs 12:5 mean?

The thoughts of the righteous [are] right [But] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceitful
מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים מִשְׁפָּ֑ט תַּחְבֻּל֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה

מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת  The  thoughts 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: מַחֲשָׁבָה  
Sense: thought, device.
צַדִּיקִ֣ים  of  the  righteous 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
מִשְׁפָּ֑ט  [are]  right 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
תַּחְבֻּל֖וֹת  [But]  the  counsels 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: תַּחְבֻּלֹות  
Sense: direction, counsel, guidance, good advice, (wise) counsel.
רְשָׁעִ֣ים  of  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
מִרְמָֽה  [are]  deceitful 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִרְמָה  
Sense: deceit, treachery.