Proverbs 12:5 Go deeper

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

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מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.Vot[the] plans of

Lemma: מַחֲשָׁבָה (ma.cha.sha.vah) · Strong's: H4284

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: plot

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Exodus 31:4, Exodus 35:32, Exodus 35:33, Exodus 35:35, 2 Samuel 14:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4284; TAHOT Proverbs 12:5 word 1

צַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.Kimrighteous [people]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 12:5 word 2

מִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.Pat[are] justice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Proverbs 12:5 word 3

תַּחְבֻּל֖וֹתtach.bu.Lot[the] counsel of

Lemma: תַּחְבֻּלָה (tach.bu.lah) · Strong's: H8458

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: counsel

Used 5 times. Also: Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 24:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8458; TAHOT Proverbs 12:5 word 4

רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 12:5 word 5

מִרְמָֽה\׃mir.Mah[are] deceit

Lemma: מִרְמָה (mir.mah) · Strong's: H4820

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: deceit

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:35, Genesis 34:13, 2 Kings 9:23, Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4820; TAHOT Proverbs 12:5 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The plans	→	מַחֲשָׁבָה H4284 plot
of the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
are just	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
[but] the counsel	→	תַּחְבֻּלָה H8458 counsel
of the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
leads to deceit	→	מִרְמָה H4820 deceit

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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