Proverbs

Proverbs 12:5–6

⁵The plans of the righteous are just,

but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

⁶The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,

but the speech of the upright rescues them.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The plans	מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת	maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4284 thought, device
of the righteous	צַדִּיקִ֣ים	ṣad·dî·qîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6662 just, righteous
are just	מִשְׁפָּ֑ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
the counsel	תַּחְבֻּל֖וֹת	taḥ·bu·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8458 direction, counsel
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
leads to deceit	מִרְמָֽה׃	mir·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The words	דִּבְרֵ֣י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
lie in wait	אֱרָב־	’ĕ·rāḇ-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H693 lie in wait
for blood	דָּ֑ם	dām	Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
but the speech	וּפִ֥י	ū·p̄î	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the upright	יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים	yə·šā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3477 straight, right
rescues them	יַצִּילֵֽם׃	yaṣ·ṣî·lêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5337 strip, plunder

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 12:5 Psalm 139:23 · Isaiah 55:7 · Psalm 140:1–3 · Jeremiah 4:14 · Psalm 41:6–7

Proverbs 12:6 Proverbs 14:3 · Jeremiah 5:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.