Proverbs 12:2

World English Bible (2000)

A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoever finds me, finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh.
  • Eccl 8:8 : 8 There is no man who has power over the spirit to contain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death. There is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who practice it.
  • Isa 32:5-7 : 5 The fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected. 6 For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, To make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. 7 The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked devices to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.
  • Acts 11:24 : 24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
  • Rom 5:7 : 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a righteous person someone would even dare to die.
  • Ps 9:15 : 15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.
  • Prov 6:18 : 18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:7-8
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    7 The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

    8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

  • Ps 112:4-5
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    4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.

    5 It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4 So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15 Good understanding wins favor; but the way of the unfaithful is hard.

  • Prov 12:3
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    3 A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

  • Prov 29:26-27
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    26 Many seek the ruler's favor, but a man's justice comes from Yahweh.

    27 A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

  • Lam 3:36
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    36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord doesn't approve.

  • Isa 26:10
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    10 Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness he will deal wrongfully, and will not see Yahweh's majesty.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man's hands shall be rewarded to him.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5 A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

    6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 14:34-35
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    34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

    35 The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19 The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26 A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Ps 125:4
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    4 Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23 A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 14:22
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    22 Don't they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

  • Prov 2:12
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    12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things;

  • Prov 21:29
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    29 A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

  • Prov 18:5
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    5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

  • Prov 19:22
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    22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2 He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

  • Prov 3:32
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    32 For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.

  • Prov 16:7
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    7 When a man's ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

  • Matt 12:35
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    35 The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

  • Prov 28:23
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    23 One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21 No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

  • Prov 12:1
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    1 Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23 The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Ps 1:6
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    6 For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12 The eyes of Yahweh watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17 He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.

  • Ps 37:22-23
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    22 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

    23 A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16 Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Isa 31:2
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    2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring disaster, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of those who work iniquity.