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Part Two: A Proverb of Wisdom

"Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the councilors of peace is joy." Proverbs 12:20 Deceit is in the heart: You can never trust your heart. It is deceitful above every other device and it is desperately wicked. Who is able to understand it (Jeremiah 17:9)? We possess something so corrupt, and even more fearfully, we don't even realize it. We all have deceptive hearts, motives, priorities, affections, passions, and values. No one is excluded (Romans 3:10-12). A forward heart is an abomination to the Lord (Proverbs 11:20). God, who searches our hearts, will judge us one day soon (Jeremiah 17:10). of them that imagine evil: We all have deceptive hearts, therefore we all imagine evil. If something doesn't come to mind of the evil you have thought over the past week, you are being deceived. According to 1 Corinthians 13:5, to love is not to think evil towards someone. Are our thoughts towards others revengeful, jealous, critical, judgm...