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Proverbs 12:5

Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The thoughts of the righteous are right,.... Or "judgment" (o). The thoughts of men's hearts are naturally evil, nor can any think a good thought of themselves; but the thoughts of the righteous are…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Note, 1. The word of God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, and judges them. We mistake if we imagine that thoughts are free. No, they are under the divine cognizance, and…