Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
BSB
ASV
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
KJV
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
The “deceit” of “those who imagine evil” can work nothing but evil to those whom they advise. The “counselors of peace” have joy in themselves, and impart it to others also.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Matthew 5:9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
leads to
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.
Through
Zechariah 6:13Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there…
leads to
The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.
And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight…
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.