Proverbs 12:2 “The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man…”

Proverbs 12:2

The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

World English Bible

A good man shall obtain favor from the LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.

American Standard Version

A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

Geneva Bible 1599

A good man getteth fauour of the Lord: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.

Darby Translation

A good [man] obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn.

Young's Literal Translation

The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

Bible in Basic English

A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

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Cross references

“good”

Proverbs 8:35 Acts 11:24 Psalm 112:5 Romans 5:7 Ecclesiastes 8:8

Proverbs 8:35 · BSB

For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.

Acts 11:24 · BSB

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

Psalm 112:5 · BSB

It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.

Romans 5:7 · BSB

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.

Ecclesiastes 8:8 · BSB

As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

“a man”

Proverbs 1:31 Isaiah 32:5–7 Proverbs 6:18 Psalm 9:15

Proverbs 1:31 · BSB

So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

Isaiah 32:5–7 · BSB

No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.

Proverbs 6:18 · BSB

a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,

Psalm 9:15 · BSB

The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

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