Proverbs 12:20 – Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.
When the scriptures speak of the heart, it is speaking of the center of your emotions, intentions and values. You are to “Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23). Jeremiah 17:9 says “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?” We have to daily fill our hearts and minds with that which is righteous, good, just, holy, loving and peaceful. If we don’t, then we give opportunity for the devil to fill our hearts with all kinds of deceit. Many of the thoughts we think actually do not come from our our own reasoning. Many come from outside forces. As you fill your hearts with God’s word and love, it will push out all of the thoughts that would try to deceive you. Never forget, “as a man thinks, so is he”(Proverbs 23:7).
