Proverbs 12:2
“A good man obtaineth fauour of the Lord: but a man of wicked deuices will he condemne.”
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Proverbs 12:2 Context
1Whoso loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth reproofe, is brutish. 2A good man obtaineth fauour of the Lord: but a man of wicked deuices will he condemne. 3A man shall not bee established by wickednesse: but the roote of the righteous shall not be mooued. 4A vertuous woman is a crowne to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed, is as rottennesse in his bones.
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A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
- King James Version
A good man will obtain favor from the LORD, But He will condemn a man who devises evil.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
- American Standard Version (1901)
A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.
- Basic English Bible
A good [man] obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn.
- Darby Bible
A good man obtaineth favor from the LORD: but a man of wicked devices he will condemn.
- Webster's Bible
A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.
- World English Bible
The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.
- Youngs Literal Bible
A good man shall obtain favour of the LORD; but a man of wicked devices will He condemn.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible