Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 12:2
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Berean Standard Bible
The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
King James Version
A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
World English Bible
A good man shall obtain favor from the LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.
American Standard Version
A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 12
1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
2 The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
3 A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
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