Proverbs 14:22

New King James Version

Do they not go astray who devise evil? But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.

Cross References

Genesis 24:27

And he said, “Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.”

2 Chronicles 6:8

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well in that it was in your heart.

Psalm 25:10

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.

Psalm 36:4

He devises wickedness on his bed; He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not abhor evil.

Psalm 61:7

He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him!

Proverbs 12:2

A good man obtains favor from the Lord, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

Proverbs 12:26

The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Proverbs 14:17

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.

Proverbs 14:23

In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty.

Proverbs 19:22

What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 24:8

He who plots to do evil Will be called a schemer.

Proverbs 3:29

Do not devise evil against your neighbor, For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.

Proverbs 3:3

Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart,

Proverbs 6:14

Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord.

Micah 2:1

Woe to those who devise iniquity, And work out evil on their beds! At morning light they practice it, Because it is in the power of their hand.

Matthew 5:7

Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.

John 1:17

For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Joshua 2:14

So the men answered her, “Our lives for yours, if none of you tell this business of ours. And it shall be, when the Lord has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.”