Proverbs 12:20
Deceite is in the heart of them that imagine euill: but to the counsellers of peace shall be ioye.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 trueth shall be stable for euer: but a lying tongue varieth incontinently.
21There shall none iniquitie come to the iust: but the wicked are full of euill.
Cross References
Psalms 119:118Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for their deceit is vaine.
Proverbs 26:24He that hateth, will counterfaite with his lips, but in his heart he layeth vp deceite.
Jeremiah 17:16But I haue not thrust in my selfe for a pastour after thee, neither haue I desired the day of miserie, thou knowest: that which came out of my lips, was right before thee.
Zechariah 6:13Euen hee shall build the Temple of the Lord, and he shall beare the glory, and shall sit and rule vpon his throne, and he shalbe a Priest vpon his throne, and the counsell of peace shall be betweene them both.
Mark 7:21For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceede euill thoughtes, adulteries, fornications, murthers,
Romans 1:29Being full of all vnrighteousnesse, fornication, wickednes, couetousnes, maliciousnes, full of enuie, of murder, of debate, of deceit, taking all things in the euill part, 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 →