Proverbs 12:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.”
Proverbs 12:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 12:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 12:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.”
Proverbs 12:2 — World English Bible
Proverbs 12:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.”
Proverbs 12:2 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 12:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.”
Proverbs 12:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 12:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A good [man] obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn.”
Proverbs 12:2 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 12:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A good man getteth fauour of the Lord: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.”
Proverbs 12:2 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 12:2 in Context — Proverbs 12
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.
What Does Proverbs 12:2 Mean?
Proverbs 12:2 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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