Proverbs 12:20

New International Version

Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 22:4

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for after his father’s death they became his advisers, to his undoing.

Psalm 119:118

You reject all who stray from your decrees, for their delusions come to nothing.

Proverbs 12:12

The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Proverbs 12:21

No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.

Jeremiah 17:16

I have not run away from being your shepherd; you know I have not desired the day of despair. What passes my lips is open before you.

Daniel 11:27

The two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but to no avail, because an end will still come at the appointed time.

Zechariah 6:13

It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.’

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

Romans 1:29

They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,

Hebrews 12:14

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.