Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 22:4And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.
Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Proverbs 12:21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
Proverbs 26:24A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
Treasury of Scripture
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
deceit
Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
Proverbs 26:24-26
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; …
Jeremiah 17:16
As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
but
Isaiah 9:6,7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace…
Zechariah 6:13
Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
