Proverbs 12:20

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan good 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 all men, 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 upon his throne. And there shall be a priest by his throne, and peaceful understanding shall be between them both.” ’

Proverbs 12:12

The strong tower of the wicked comes to ruin, but the root of the righteous stands firm.

Romans 1:29

They were filled with all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, malice. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity, they are gossips,

Jeremiah 17:16

I have not pressed thee to send evil, nor have I desired the day of disaster, thou knowest; that which came out of my lips was before thy 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 for ever, 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

Thou dost spurn all who go astray from thy statutes; yea, their cunning is in vain.

Daniel 11:27

And as for the two kings, their minds shall be bent on mischief; they shall speak lies at the same table, but to no avail; for the end is yet to be at the time appointed.