2A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.


In Context

1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

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

3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 12:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:2A good man obtains favor from the Lord , but the Lord condemns a crafty man.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:2He that is good, shall draw grace from the Lord : but he that trusteth in his own devices doth wickedly.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:2A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2A good man obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:2A good man shall obtain favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2A good man obtaineth favor from the LORD: but a man of wicked devices he will condemn.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:2A good man obtains favor of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.