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.

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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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