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Proverbs 12:20 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Proverbs 12:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 12 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.”
Proverbs 12:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 12:20
This proverb contrasts the inner states and outcomes of evil versus peace. "Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil" identifies the source of wickedness. Mirmah (מִרְמָה, deceit, treachery) resides in lev (לֵב, heart) of chorshey ra (חֹרְשֵׁי רָע, those who devise/plow evil). The verb charash (חָרַשׁ) means plow, engrave, fabricate—suggesting deliberate, calculated wickedness. Evil doesn't happen accidentally; it's cultivated like crops."But to the counsellors of peace is joy" presents the blessed alternative. Yo'atsey shalom (יוֹעֲצֵי שָׁלוֹם, counselors of peace) experience simchah ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 12:20
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“for they shall be called children of God.”
“be all like-minded”
“and shall sit and rule on his throne; and he shall be a priest on his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”
“and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord”
“out of the hearts of men”
“but the root of the righteous flourishes.”
“Counselor”
“I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you; neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was before your face.”
“but he harbors evil in his heart.”
“sexual immorality”