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


In Context

1 Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof is brutish.

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

3 A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.

4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones is one causing shame.

Proverbs 12:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:2A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

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 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.