Proverbs 12:2

Coverdale Bible (1535)

A good man is acceptable vnto the LORDE, but ye wicked wyl he condempne.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For who so fyndeth me, fyndeth life, and shal optayne fauoure of the LORDE.
  • Eccl 8:8 : 8 Nether is there eny ma yt hath power ouer ye sprete, to kepe stil ye sprete, ner to haue eny power in the tyme of death: It is not he also that can make an ende of the batayll, nether maye vngodlynes delyuer him yt medleth withall.
  • Isa 32:5-7 : 5 Then shal the nygarde be no more called gentle, ner the churle lyberall. 6 But the churle wil be churlishly mynded, and his hert wil worke euell and playe the ypocrite, and ymagyn abhominacios agaynst God, to make the hungrie leane, and to withholde drinke from the thurstie: 7 These are the perlous weapons of the cuvetous, these be his shameful councels: that he maye begyle the poore with disceatful workes, yee euen there as he shulde geue sentence with the poore.
  • Acts 11:24 : 24 For he was a good man, full of the holy goost and faith. And there was a greate multitude of people added vnto the LORDE.
  • Rom 5:7 : 7 Now dyeth there scace eny man for the righteous sake: Peraduenture for a good man durst one dye.
  • Ps 9:15 : 15 As for the Heithen, the are suncke downe in the pytte that they made: in the same nette, which they spred out priuely, is their owne fote take.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 Wel is him that is mercifull, & lendeth gladly, & podreth his wordes wt discrecion.
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therfore shal they eate ye frutes of their owne waye, and be fylled wt their owne councels:
  • Prov 6:18 : 18 an herte yt goeth aboute wt wicked ymaginacios, fete that be swift in rennynge to do myschefe,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:7-8
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    7 Or euer thou canst turne the aboute, the vngodly shal be ouerthrowne, but the house of the righteous shal stode.

    8 A man shalbe commended for his wy?dome, but a foole shal be despysed.

  • Ps 112:4-5
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    4 Vnto the godly there ariseth vp light in the darcknesse: he is merciful, louynge & rightuous.

    5 Wel is him that is mercifull, & lendeth gladly, & podreth his wordes wt discrecion.

  • 27 He that laboureth for honesty fyndeth his desyre: but who so seketh after myschefe, it shal happe vnto him.

  • 4 So shalt thou fynde fauor and good vnderstondinge in ye sight of God and men.

  • 15 Good vnderstondinge geueth fauoure, but harde is the waye of the despysers.

  • 3 A man ca not endure in vngodlynesse, but ye rote of ye righteous shal not be moued.

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    26 Many there be that seke ye prynces fauoure, but euery mans iudgment commeth from the LORDE.

    27 The rightuous abhorre the vngodly: but as for those that be in ye right waye, ye wicked hate them.

  • 12 The rightuous enfourmeth the house of the vngodly, but ye vngodly go on still after their owne wickednesse.

  • 36 To condemne a man in his cause: The LORDE hath no pleasure in soch thinges.

  • 10 But the vngodly (though he haue recaued grace) yet lerneth he not rightuousnesse, but in that place where he is punished, he offendeth, & feareth not the glory of the LORDE.

  • 12 The desyre of ye vngodly hunteth after myschefe, but the rote of the righteous bryngeth forth frute.

  • 14 Euery man shal enioye good acordinge to the innocency of his mouth, and after the workes of his hades shal he be rewarded.

  • 9 The waye of the vngodly is an abhominacio vnto ye LORDE, but who so foloweth righteousnes, him he loueth.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    73%

    5 A righteous man abhorreth lyes, but the vngodly shameth both other and himself.

    6 Righteousnesse kepeth the innocet in the waye, but vngodlynesse shal ouerthrowe the synner.

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    34 Rightuousnes setteth vp the people, but wyckednesse bryngeth folke to destruccion.

    35 A discrete seruaunt is a pleasure vnto ye kynge, but one yt is not honest, prouoketh him vnto wrath.

  • 19 The euell shal bowe them selues before ye good, and the vngodly shal wayte at the dores of the rightuous.

  • 26 The righteous is liberall vnto his neghboure, but the waye of the vngodly wil disceaue them selues.

  • 4 Do wel (o LORDE) vnto those that be good and true of herte.

  • 23 The vngodly taketh giftes out of the bosome, to wraist the wayes of iudgment.

  • 22 They that ymagin wickednes, shalbe disapoynted: but they that muse vpo good thinges, vnto soch shal happen mercy and faithfulnesse.

  • 12 That thou mayest be delyuered fro ye euell waye, and from the man yt speaketh frowarde thinges.

  • 29 An vngodly man goeth forth rashly, but the iust refourmeth his owne waye.

  • 10 The soule of the vngodly wysheth euell, and hath no pitie vpon his neghboure.

  • 20 The LORDE abhorreth a fayned hert, but he hath pleasure in them that are vndefyled.

  • 5 The thoughtes of ye righteous are right, but the ymaginacion of the vngodly are disceatfull.

  • 5 It is not good to regarde ye personne of the vngodly, or to put backe ye righteous in iudgmet.

  • 22 It is a mans worshipe to do good, & better it is to be a poore ma, then a dyssembler.

  • 2 Who so feareth the LORDE, walketh in the right path: & regardeth not him that abhorreth the wayes of the LORDE.

  • 32 for the LORDE abhorreth the frowarde, but his secrete is amonge the righteous.

  • 7 When a mans wayes please ye LORDE, he maketh his very enemies to be his frendes.

  • 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his hert, bringeth forth good thinges: & an euel man out of his euell treasure, bringeth forth euell thinges.

  • 23 He that rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauoure at ye last, the he that flatreth him.

  • 18 The laboure of the vngodly prospereth not, but he that soweth rightuosnes, shal receaue a sure rewarde.

  • 21 There shal no mysfortune happen vnto the iust, but the vngodly shal be fylled with misery.

  • 1 Who so loueth wy?dome, wil be content to be refourmed: but he that hateth to be reproued, is a foole.

  • 32 The lawe of his God is in his hert, therfore shal not his fotesteppes slyde.

  • 23 The iust laboure for peace and traquylite, but the vngodly for disquyetnesse.

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    6 For the LORDE aloweth ye waye of the rightuous, but the waye of the vngodly shal perishe.

  • 12 The eyes of ye LORDE preserue knowlege, but as for ye wordes of ye despyteful, he bryngeth them to naught.

  • 17 An vnpacient man handeleth foolishly, but he that is well aduysed, doth other wayes.

  • 3 For the vngodly maketh boost of his owne hertes desyre, the cuvetous blesseth him self, and blasphemeth the LORDE.

  • Ps 37:22-23
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    22 Soch as be blessed of him, shal possesse the londe: & they whom he curseth, shalbe roted out.

    23 The LORDE ordreth a good mans goinge, & hath pleasure in his waye.

  • 16 A small thinge yt the rightuous hath, is better then greate riches of the vngodly.

  • 2 Where as he neuertheles plageth ye wicked, and yet goeth not from his worde, wha he steppeth forth and taketh the victory agaynst the housholde of the frauwerde, and against the helpe of euel doers.