Proverbs 12:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 12:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 12:56 words

HebrewMeaning

מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmaḥəšəbwōt

cunningnounH4284

curious work · device · imagination · invented ···

צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣadiyqiym

justadjH6662

lawful · righteous

מִשְׁפָּ֑טmišəpāṭ

ceremonynounH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

תַּחְבֻּל֖וֹתtaḥəbulwōt

good advicenounH8458

counsels

רְשָׁעִ֣יםrəšāʿiym

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

מִרְמָֽהmirəmāh

craftnounH4820

deceit(-ful · -fully) · false · feigned ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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