Proverbs 12:20
Deceit [is] in the heart of those devising evil, || But for counselors of peace—joy.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
In Context
19The lip of truth is established forever, || And a tongue of falsehood for a moment.
21No iniquity is desired by the righteous, || And the wicked have been full of evil.
Cross References
Psalms 119:118You have trodden down || All going astray from Your statutes, || For their deceit [is] falsehood.
Proverbs 26:24A hater pretends by his lips, || And he places deceit in his heart,
Jeremiah 17:16And I did not hurry from feeding after You, || And I have not desired the desperate day, || You have known the produce of my lips, || It has been before Your face,
Zechariah 6:13Indeed, He builds the temple of YHWH, || And He carries away splendor, || And He has sat and ruled on His throne, || And has been a priest on His throne, || And a counsel of peace is between both.
Mark 7:21for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,
Romans 1:29having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:20
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Be it observed, to the honour of truth, that sacred thing, 1. That, if truth be spoken, it will hold good, and, whoever may be disobliged by it and angry at it, yet it will keep its ground. Great is the truth and will prevail. What is true will be always true; we may abide by it, and need not fear being disproved and put to shame. 2. That, if truth be denied, yet in time it will transpire. A lying tongue, that puts false… Read the whole commentary →