Proverbs 12:20

English Standard Version 2016

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy.

Cross References

Matthew 5:9

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Hebrews 12:14

Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

Zechariah 6:13

It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’

Proverbs 12:12

Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

Romans 1:29

They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,

Jeremiah 17:16

I have not run away from being your shepherd, nor have I desired the day of sickness. You know what came out of my lips; it was before your face.

2 Chronicles 22:4

He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done. For after the death of his father they were his counselors, to his undoing.

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Proverbs 12:21

No ill befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

Psalm 119:118

You spurn all who go astray from your statutes, for their cunning is in vain.

Daniel 11:27

And as for the two kings, their hearts shall be bent on doing evil. They shall speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for the end is yet to be at the time appointed.