Proverbs 12:20 · KJV
"Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy."
King James Version
What does Proverbs 12:20 mean? →Passage Context
18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
19The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
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