Bible verse
The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.
Proverbs 12:2 · BSB
The verses around it, from 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.
4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
5 The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
KJV
A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
ASV
A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
ERV
A good man shall obtain favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
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