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Proverbs 12

Prov. 12:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Deceit
mirmah (Hebrew #4820)
fraud
KJV usage: craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
Pronounce: meer-maw'
Origin: from 7411 in the sense of deceiving
is in the heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
of them that imagine
charash (Hebrew #2790)
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness)
KJV usage: X altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.
Pronounce: khaw-rash'
Origin: a primitive root
evil
ra` (Hebrew #7451)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
KJV usage: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Pronounce: rah
Origin: from 7489
: but to the counsellors
ya`ats (Hebrew #3289)
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
KJV usage: advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
Pronounce: yaw-ats'
Origin: a primitive root
of peace
shalowm (Hebrew #7965)
from 7999; safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
KJV usage: X do, familiar, X fare, favour, + friend, X great, (good) health, (X perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, (X all is, be) well, X wholly.
Pronounce: shaw-lome'
Origin: or shalom {shaw-lome'}
is joy
simchah (Hebrew #8057)
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
KJV usage: X exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).
Pronounce: sim-khaw'
Origin: from 8056
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Ministry on This Verse

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Deceit.
Prov. 12:12• 12The wicked desireth the net of evil men; but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. (Prov. 12:12)
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Prov. 26:24‑26• 24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
 25when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
 26Though his hatred is covered by dissimulation, his wickedness shall be made manifest in the congregation. (Prov. 26:24‑26)
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Jer. 17:16• 16But as for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd in following thee, neither have I desired the fatal day, thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face. (Jer. 17:16)
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Mark 7:21‑22• 21For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
 22thefts, covetousness, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, a wicked eye, injurious language, haughtiness, folly; (Mark 7:21‑22)
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Mark 12:14‑17• 14And they come and say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not men's person, but teachest the way of God with truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?
 15Should we give, or should we not give? But he knowing their hypocrisy said unto them, Why tempt ye me? Bring me a denarius that I may see it.
 16And they brought it. And he says to them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
 17And Jesus answering said to them, Pay what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God. And they wondered at him. (Mark 12:14‑17)
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Rom. 1:29• 29being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers, (Rom. 1:29)
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Isa. 9:6‑7• 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty *God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
 7Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this. (Isa. 9:6‑7)
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Zech. 6:13• 13even he shall build the temple of Jehovah; 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. (Zech. 6:13)
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Matt. 5:9• 9Blessed the peace-makers, for *they* shall be called sons of God. (Matt. 5:9)
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Heb. 12:14• 14Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord: (Heb. 12:14)
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1 Peter 3:8‑13• 8Finally, be all of one mind, sympathising, full of brotherly love, tender hearted, humble minded;
 9not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but on the contrary, blessing others, because ye have been called to this, that ye should inherit blessing.
 10For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.
 11And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it;
 12because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
 13And who shall injure you if ye have become imitators of that which is good? (1 Peter 3:8‑13)
• It is well to remember that it is intentional deceit that is here in question. One is often pained to hear good men recklessly charge others with lying because they have uttered an untruth in the innocency of their hearts. A statement may be false as to fact, which is true as to intent; just as a statement may be true as to fact, which was uttered with the intent to deceive. (“Proverbs Twelve” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; but to the counsellors of peace is joy.