Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of those who contrive evil; But to the counsellors of peace shall be joy.
Noyes Bible
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 shall be established for ever; But the tongue of falsehood, but for a moment.
21No evil shall happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with calamity.
Cross References
Psalms 119:118Thou castest off all who depart from thy laws; For their deceit is vain.
Proverbs 26:24The hater dissembleth with his lips, And layeth up deceit within him.
Jeremiah 17:16I have not refused to follow thee, as thy shepherd, Neither have I desired the day of woe, as thou knowest! That which came from my lips hath been before thine eyes.
Zechariah 6:13He shall build the temple of Jehovah, And he shall bear the majesty, And sit and rule upon his throne, And be a priest upon his throne, And the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,
Romans 1:29being filled with all unrighteousness, malice, covetousness, wickedness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; backbiters,
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 →