Proverbs 12:20
“Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.”
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Cross-References
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”
“He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;”
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
“He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;”
“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:”