Proverbs 12:20-21 "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." Definitions deceit = fraud, craft, false, guile, subtly, treachery heart = feelings, will, intellect, mind imagine = to scratch, engrave, to fabricate evil = bad counsellors = o advise, deliberate or resolve, guide peace = happy, friendly, safe joy = blithesomeness, glee, exceeding gladness evil (2nd occurrence) = trouble, to exert oneself in vain just = righteous, lawful wicked = morally wrong, bad person, guilty, ungodly mischief = bad, evil Those who are just and seek peace will have joy because God promises that He will protect them from trouble that is in vain. However, the wicked fabricate subtle things and will only receive wickedness in return. Related Scriptures "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man...
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