Proverbs 12:20 · KJV
“Deceit {is} in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace {is} joy.”
— Proverbs 12:20
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue {is} but for a moment.
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Proverbs 12 — Context
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise {is} health.
19The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue {is} but for a moment.
20Deceit {is} in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace {is} joy.
21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22Lying lips {are} abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly {are} his delight.
Cross References
Matthew 5:9
Blessed {are} the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Mark 7:21-22
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: {covetousness...: Gr. covetousnesses, wickednesses}
1 Peter 3:8-13
Finally, {be ye} all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, {be} pitiful, {be} courteous: {love as: or, loving to the}
Proverbs 26:24-26
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; {dissembleth: or, is known}
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all {men}, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Zechariah 6:13
Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
Jeremiah 17:16
As for me, I have not hastened from {being} a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was {right} before thee. {to...: Heb. after thee}
Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil {men}: but the root of the righteous yieldeth {fruit}. {the net: or, the fortress}