Proverbs 12:5-7

International Children’s Bible

⁵The plans that good people make are fair.
But the advice of the wicked will trick you.

⁶The wicked talk of killing people.
But the words of good people will save them.

⁷Wicked people die and leave nothing behind.
But a good man’s family goes on.

Proverbs 12:5-7

New International Version

⁵The plans of the righteous are just,
but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

⁶The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.^(A)

⁷The wicked are overthrown and are no more,^(B)
but the house of the righteous stands firm.^(C)

International Children’s Bible (ICB)

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