Proverbs 12:20
“Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 12:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Trug ist im Herzen derer, die Böses schmieden; bei denen aber, die Frieden planen, ist Freude.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Engaño hay en el corazón de los que piensan mal: mas alegría en el de los que piensan bien.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Há engano no coração dos que tramam o mal; mas os que aconselham a paz têm alegria.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Há engano nos corações dos que planejam fazer o mal, mas a alegria vem para os conselheiros de paz.
📖 Proverbs 12:20 in 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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