King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 12:20
“Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 12
18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
19
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
20
Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.
21
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22
Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.