They went and came to Moshe and to Aharon and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.
Torah Temimah on וילכו ויבאו: Sotah 35a — R’ Yochanan in the name of R’ Shimon ben Yochai.
Sefaria — Sotah 35a · E-Daf — Sotah 35a
English: R’ Yochanan said in the name of R’ Shimon ben Yochai: The going is compared to the coming; just as the coming was with evil counsel, so the going was with evil counsel.
Hekesh — going equated to coming.
Their departure already shared the bad intent that marked their return.