Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. – Proverbs 12:20 [W]isdom here considers the results, or by-products, of intentions for others. The word for…
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Proverbs 12:19
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. – Proverbs 12:19 [T]he lip of truth and the lying tongue are obviously put for a contrast…
Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. – Proverbs 12:18 [W]isdom teaches words are powerful (Proverbs 18:21). The contrast of this proverb is between…
Proverbs 12:17
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. – Proverbs 12:17 [T]he word for righteousness means justice and along with the term false witness, this proverb has a legal connotation. Speaking…