“Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.”

Proverbs 12:20 (KJV) |

Proverbs 12:20

From Proverbs 12, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).

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18

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

19

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

20

Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

21

There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

22

Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

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