Proverbs 12:5-7

21st Century King James Version

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

⁶The counsels of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouths of the upright shall deliver them.

⁷The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

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)

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

New International Version (NIV)