What does Proverbs 12:5 mean?

Proverbs 12:5 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 12:5 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

3A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

5The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

7The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

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