PRO 12:20 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Deceit is in the heart of devisers of evil,
 ⇔ but joy is for advisers of peace.

UST People who plan to act evilly think deceitfully,
⇔ but people who advise others to act peacefully will be joyful.

BSB  ⇔ Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil,
⇔ but the counselors of peace have joy.

OEB Hearts of deceit have the men who plan evil,
⇔ but happy are those who plan other men’s good.

WEB Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil,
⇔ but joy comes to the promoters of peace.

NET Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil,
 ⇔ but those who promote peace have joy.

LSV Deceit [is] in the heart of those devising evil,
But for counselors of peace—joy.

FBV Deceit is in the mind of those planning evil, but those who plan peace have joy.

T4T  ⇔ Those who plan to do what is evil are always wanting to deceive others,
⇔ but things will go well for those who plan to do good things.

LEB • is in the heart[fn] of[fn] evil, but to[fn] peace, there is joy.

?:? Or “mind”

?:? Literally “the planners of”

BBE Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS 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.

DRA Deceit is in the heart of them that think evil things: but joy followeth them that take counsels of peace.

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

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

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

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

KJB Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
(Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the council/counselors of peace is joy. )

BB Deceipt is in the heart of them that imagine euyll: but to the counsaylers of peace shalbe ioy.
(Deceipt is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsaylers of peace shall be ioy.)

GNV Deceite is in the heart of them that imagine euill: but to the counsellers of peace shall be ioye.
(Deceite is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the council/counselers of peace shall be ioye. )

CB They that ymagin euell in their mynde, wil disceaue: but the councelers of peace shal heaue ioye folowinge the.
(They that ymagin evil in their mind, will deceive: but the council/counselers of peace shall heaue joy followinge them.)

WYC Gile is in the herte of hem that thenken yuels; but ioye sueth hem, that maken counsels of pees.
(Gile is in the heart of them that think yuels; but joy sueth them, that maken counsels of peace.)

LUT Die, so Böses raten, betrügen; aber die zum Frieden raten, machen Freude.
(Die, so Böses raten, betrügen; but the for_the Frieden raten, make Freude.)

CLV Dolus in corde cogitantium mala; qui autem pacis ineunt consilia, sequitur eos gaudium.
(Dolus in corde cogitantium mala; who however pacis ineunt consilia, sequitur them gaudium. )

BRN There is deceit in the heart of him that imagines evil; but they that love peace shall rejoice.

BrLXX Δόλος ἐν καρδίᾳ τεκταινομένου κακὰ, οἱ δὲ βουλόμενοι εἰρήνην εὐφρανθήσονται.
(Dolos en kardia tektainomenou kaka, hoi de boulomenoi eiraʸnaʸn eufranthaʸsontai. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מִ֭רְמָה & רָ֑ע & שָׁל֣וֹם שִׂמְחָֽה

deceit & evil & peace joy

See how you translated the abstract nouns Deceit in 11:1, evil in 1:16, joy in 10:28, and peace in 3:1.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠לֶב

in/on/at/with,heart

See how you translated the same use of heart in 2:2.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וּֽ⁠לְ⁠יֹעֲצֵ֖י שָׁל֣וֹם שִׂמְחָֽה

and,have,promote peace joy

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe advisers who advise others to do what results in peace. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “but joy is for people who advise others to do what will result in peace”

Parallel PRO 12:20