New King James Version
Proverbs 12:2
2A good man obtains favor from the Lord, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.
Proverbs 12:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
- New International Version (NIV)Good people obtain favor from the Lord, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord approves of those who are good, but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
Context of Proverbs 12:2
1Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid. A good man obtains favor from the Lord, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn. 3A man is not established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous cannot be moved. 4An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:2 word by word
ט֗וֹב יָפִ֣יק רָ֭צוֹן מֵיְהוָ֑ה וְאִ֖ישׁ מְזִמּ֣וֹת יַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 12:2
- Proverbs 8:35For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord;
- Psalms 112:5A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion.
- Ecclesiastes 8:8No one has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, And no one has power in the day of death. There is no release from that war, And wickedness will not deliver those who are given to it.
- Acts 11:24For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.
- Romans 5:7For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.
- Proverbs 1:31Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, And be filled to the full with their own fancies.
- Proverbs 6:18A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil,
- Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
- Isaiah 32:5The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful;
Commentaries on Proverbs 12:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A good man obtaineth favor - First, it is God who makes him good; for every child of Adam is bad till the grace of God changes his heart. Secondly, while he walks in the path of obedience he increases in goodness, and consequently in the favor of the Lord.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2Verse 2 The man who covers selfish and vicious designs under a profession of religion or friendship, will be condemned.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-28Pr 12:1-28. 1. loveth knowledge--as the fruit of instruction or training (Pr 1:2). hateth reproof--(Pr 10:17). brutish--stupid, regardless of his own welfare (Psa 49:10; 73:22).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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