Proverbs 12:2

Geneva Bible (1560)

A good man getteth fauour of the Lorde: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shal obteine fauour of the Lord.
  • Eccl 8:8 : 8 Man is not lorde ouer the spirit to retaine the spirite: neither hath hee power in the day of death, nor deliuerance in the battell, neither shall wickednesse deliuer the possessers thereof.
  • Isa 32:5-7 : 5 A nigard shall no more be called liberall, nor the churle riche. 6 But the nigarde will speake of nigardnesse, and his heart will worke iniquitie, and do wickedly, and speake falsely against the Lorde, to make emptie the hungrie soule, and to cause the drinke of the thirstie to faile. 7 For the weapons of the churle are wicked: hee deuiseth wicked counsels, to vndoe the poore with lying words: and to speake against the poore in iudgement.
  • Acts 11:24 : 24 For he was a good man, and full of the holy Ghost, and faith, and much people ioyned them selues vnto the Lord.
  • Rom 5:7 : 7 Doutles one will scarce die for a righteous man: but yet for a good man it may be that one dare die.
  • Ps 9:15 : 15 The heathen are sunken downe in the pit that they made: in the nette that they hid, is their foote taken.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 A good man is mercifull and lendeth, and will measure his affaires by iudgement.
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore shal they eate of ye fruite of their owne way, and be filled with their owne deuises.
  • Prov 6:18 : 18 An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, feete that be swift in running to mischiefe,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:7-8
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    7God ouerthroweth the wicked, and they are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

    8A man shall be commended for his wisedome: but the froward of heart shalbe despised.

  • Ps 112:4-5
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    4Vnto the righteous ariseth light in darkenes: he is merciful & full of copassion & righteous.

    5A good man is mercifull and lendeth, and will measure his affaires by iudgement.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh euill, it shall come to him.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.

  • Prov 12:3
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    3A man cannot be established by wickednesse: but the roote of the righteous shall not be mooued.

  • Prov 29:26-27
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    26Many doe seeke the face of the ruler: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lord.

    27A wicked man is abomination to the iust, and he that is vpright in his way, is abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their euill.

  • Lam 3:36
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    36In subuerting a man in his cause: the Lord seeth it not.

  • Isa 26:10
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    10Let mercie bee shewed to the wicked, yet hee will not learne righteousnesse: in the land of vprightnesse will he do wickedly, and will not beholde the maiestie of the Lord.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12The wicked desireth the net of euils: but the roote of the righteous giueth fruite.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9The way of the wicked is an abomination vnto the Lord: but he loueth him that followeth righteousnes.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5A righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.

    6Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 14:34-35
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    34Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is a shame to the people.

    35The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour: but the way of the wicked will deceiue them.

  • Ps 125:4
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    4Doe well, O Lord, vnto those that be good and true in their hearts.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement.

  • Prov 14:22
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    22Doe not they erre that imagine euill? but to them that thinke on good things, shalbe mercie and trueth.

  • Prov 2:12
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    12And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked man hardeneth his face: but the iust, he will direct his way.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10The soule of the wicked wisheth euill: and his neighbour hath no fauour in his eyes.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20They that are of a froward heart, are abomination to the Lord: but they that are vpright in their way, are his delite.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5The thoughtes of the iust are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitfull.

  • Prov 18:5
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    5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to cause ye righteous to fall in iudgement.

  • Prov 19:22
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    22That that is to be desired of a man, is his goodnes, and a poore man is better then a lyer.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2He that walketh in his righteousnes, feareth the Lord: but he that is lewde in his wayes, despiseth him.

  • Prov 3:32
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    32For the frowarde is abomination vnto the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.

  • Prov 16:7
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    7When the wayes of a man please the Lord, he will make also his enemies at peace with him.

  • Matt 12:35
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    35A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth foorth good things: & an euill man out of an euill treasure, bringeth forth euill things.

  • Prov 28:23
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    23He that rebuketh a man, shall finde more fauour at length, then he that flattereth with his tongue.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked worketh a deceitful worke: but hee that soweth righteousnes, shall receiue a sure rewarde.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21There shal none iniquitie come to the iust: but the wicked are full of euill.

  • Prov 12:1
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    1He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous is onely good: but the hope of the wicked is indignation.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6For the Lorde knoweth the way of the righteous, & the way of the wicked shal perish.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of the Lorde preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3For the wicked hath made boast of his owne heartes desire, and the couetous blesseth himselfe: he contemneth the Lord.

  • Ps 37:22-23
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    22For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.

    23The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.

  • Isa 31:2
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    2But he yet is wisest: therefore he wil bring euill, and not turne backe his worde, but he will arise against the house of the wicked, and against the helpe of them that worke vanitie.