Proverbs 12:20

Revised Version 1885

Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil: But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

Cross References

Matthew 5:9

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

Hebrews 12:14

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

Zechariah 6:13

even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.

Proverbs 12:12

The wicked desireth the net of evil men: But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Romans 1:29

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

Jeremiah 17:16

As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.

2 Chronicles 22:4

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors: after the death of his father, to his destruction.

Proverbs 12:19

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Proverbs 12:21

There shall no mischief happen to the righteous: But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

Psalm 119:118

Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood.

Daniel 11:27

And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table: but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.