complete verse (Proverbs 12:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Proverbs 12:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “The righteous person thinks about doing justice/truth,
    but what a wicked person says are lies.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The hearts of the righteous
    are full of good thoughts,
    but the advice of the wicked
    can never be trusted.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “What a righteous man thinks is right; what a wicked man advices/counsels is pure deceit.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The purpose of the righteous/just is right/correct, but trickery is the purpose of one-who-is-cruel/malicious.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “What righteous people want to do is to treat people fairly;
    what wicked people want to do is to deceive people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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