Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
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- Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.
- Mark 7:21–22 For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:
- 1 Peter 3:8–10 Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded: not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile: