Proverbs 12:20
There is deceit in the heart of him that imagines evil; but they that love peace shall rejoice.
LXX2012 (British)
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
19True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.
21No injustice will please a just man; but the ungodly will be filled with mischief.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:24A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.
Jeremiah 17:16But I have not been weary of following you, nor have I desired the day of man; you know; the words that proceed out of my lips are before your face.
Zechariah 6:13And he shall receive + 6:13 Lit. virtue. power, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and there shall be a priest on his right hand, and a peaceful counsel shall be between them both.
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 →