Proverbs 12:20

Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

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2 Samuel 13:26
Then Absalom said, If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Is there any reason for him to go with you?

Psalms 12:2
Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

Psalms 52:1
To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech. Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?

Psalms 58:2
The purposes of your hearts are evil; your hands are full of cruel doings on the earth.

Proverbs 12:5
The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

Proverbs 12:12
The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

Proverbs 23:6
Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:

Proverbs 23:7
For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

Proverbs 23:8
The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.

Proverbs 26:23
Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.

Proverbs 26:25
When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

Proverbs 26:26
Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

Daniel 11:27
And as for these two kings, their hearts will be fixed on doing evil and they will say false words at one table; but it will come to nothing: for the end will be at the time fixed.

Mark 7:21
Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,

Mark 7:22
The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:

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2 Samuel 20:19
Your purpose is the destruction of a mother-town in Israel: why would you put an end to the heritage of the Lord?

Psalms 34:14
Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

Psalms 120:5
Sorrow is mine because I am strange in Meshech, and living in the tents of Kedar.

Psalms 120:6
My soul has long been living with the haters of peace.

Psalms 120:7
I am for peace: but when I say so, they are for war.

Matthew 5:5
Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.

Mark 9:50
Salt is good; but if the taste goes from it, how will you make it salt again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.

Romans 12:18
As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men.

1 Corinthians 7:15
But if the one who is not a Christian has a desire to go away, let it be so: the brother or the sister in such a position is not forced to do one thing or the other: but it is God's pleasure that we may be at peace with one another.

2 Corinthians 13:11
Let this be my last word, brothers; be glad; be complete; be comforted; be of the same mind; be at peace with one another: and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

Ephesians 4:3
Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.

Colossians 3:14
And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.

Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.

1 Thessalonians 5:13
And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

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2 Chronicles 25:16
But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destruction, because you have done this and have not given ear to my words.

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Esther 10:3
For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and respected by the body of his countrymen; working for the good of his people, and saying words of peace to all his seed.

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Psalms 125:5
But as for such as are turned out of the straight way, the Lord will take them away with the workers of evil. Let peace be on Israel.

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Proverbs 6:18
A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

Proverbs 6:19
A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

Zechariah 8:17
Let no one have any evil thought in his heart against his neighbour; and have no love for false oaths: for all these things are hated by me, says the Lord.

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Proverbs 11:1
Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.

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Proverbs 11:17
The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

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Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.

Isaiah 32:17
And the work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of an upright rule will be to take away fear for ever.

Colossians 1:20
Through him uniting all things with himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, uniting all things which are on earth or in heaven.

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Psalms 2:1
Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

Psalms 2:2
The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,

Psalms 21:11
For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

Psalms 36:4
He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

Psalms 38:12
Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.

Psalms 62:3
How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?

Psalms 64:5
They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,

Psalms 140:2
For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.

Proverbs 3:29
Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear.

Proverbs 6:14
His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

Isaiah 32:7
The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.

Hosea 7:6
For they have made their hearts ready like an oven, while they are waiting secretly; their wrath is sleeping all night; in the morning it is burning like a flaming fire.

Micah 2:1
A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.

Micah 2:2
They have a desire for fields and take them by force; and for houses and take them away: they are cruel to a man and his family, even to a man and his heritage.

Micah 2:3
For this cause the Lord has said, See, against this family I am purposing an evil from which you will not be able to take your necks away, and you will be weighted down by it; for it is an evil time.

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Isaiah 49:4
And I said, I have undergone weariness for nothing, I have given my strength for no purpose or profit: but still the Lord will take up my cause, and my God will give me my reward.

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Isaiah 49:5
And now, says the Lord, who made me his servant when I was still in my mother's body, so that I might make Jacob come back to him, and so that Israel might come together to him: and I was honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God became my strength.

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Jeremiah 6:23
Bows and spears are in their hands; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice is like the thunder of the sea, and they go on horses; everyone in his place like men going to the fight, against you, O daughter of Zion.

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Jeremiah 29:11
For I am conscious of my thoughts about you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope at the end.

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Jeremiah 49:30
Go in flight, go wandering far off, take cover in deep places, O people of Hazor, says the Lord; for Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, has made a design against you, he has a purpose against you in mind.

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Jeremiah 50:42
Bows and spears are in their hands; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice is like the thunder of the sea, and they go on horses; everyone in his place like men going to the fight, against you, O daughter of Babylon.

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Mark 12:14
And when they had come, they said to him, Master, we are certain that you are true, and have no fear of anyone: you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: Is it right to give taxes to Caesar or not?

Mark 12:15
Are we to give or not to give? But he, conscious of their false hearts, said to them, Why do you put me to the test? give me a penny, so that I may see it.

Mark 12:16
And they gave him one. And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it? And they said to him, Caesar's.

Mark 12:17
And Jesus said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. And they were full of wonder at him.

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Proverbs 10:18
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

Proverbs 11:18
The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

Jeremiah 17:16
As for me, I have not said; Let the day of trouble come to them quickly; and I have not been hoping for the death-giving day; you have knowledge of what came from my lips; it was open before you.

Romans 1:29
Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;

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2 Timothy 2:22
But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.

James 3:16
For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.

James 3:17
But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.

1 Peter 3:8
Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:

1 Peter 3:9
Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

1 Peter 3:10
For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

1 Peter 3:13
Who will do you any damage if you keep your minds fixed on what is good?

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