The Meaning of Proverbs 12:20 Explained

Proverbs 12:20

KJV: Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy.

YLT: Deceit is in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace is joy.

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Deceit  [is] in the heart  of them that imagine  evil:  but to the counsellors  of peace  [is] joy. 

What does Proverbs 12:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 12

1  Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge

What do the individual words in Proverbs 12:20 mean?

Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil but counselors of peace have joy
מִ֭רְמָה בְּלֶב־ חֹ֣רְשֵׁי רָ֑ע וּֽלְיֹעֲצֵ֖י שָׁל֣וֹם שִׂמְחָֽה

מִ֭רְמָה  Deceit  is 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִרְמָה  
Sense: deceit, treachery.
בְּלֶב־  in  the  heart 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
חֹ֣רְשֵׁי  of  those  who  devise 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: חָרַשׁ 
Sense: to cut in, plough, engrave, devise.
רָ֑ע  evil 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
וּֽלְיֹעֲצֵ֖י  but  counselors 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: יׄועֵץ 
Sense: to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan.
שָׁל֣וֹם  of  peace 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁלֹום  
Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.
שִׂמְחָֽה  have  joy 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׂמְחָה  
Sense: joy, mirth, gladness.