20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 12:20
Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous
The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.
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Verse 20
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Deceit מִ֭רְמָה H4820 Noun - feminine singular is in the hearts בְּלֶב־ H3820 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of those who devise חֹ֣רְשֵׁי H2790 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct evil רָ֑ע H7451 Adjective - masculine singular but the counselors וּֽלְיֹעֲצֵ֖י H3289 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct of peace שָׁל֣וֹם H7965 Noun - masculine singular have joy שִׂמְחָֽה׃ H8057 Noun - feminine singular