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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 12, Verse 5

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A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
King James Version
The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.
American Standard Version
The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
New English Translation
The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
World English Bible
The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
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The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7
The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
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A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
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[He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
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A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
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He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.
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The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
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The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
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A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
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The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.