Proverbs 12:2

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A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but a person of wicked schemes is condemned.

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  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD.
  • Eccl 8:8 : 8 No one has power over the wind to restrain it, and no one has power over the day of death. No one is discharged in the time of war, and wickedness will not save those who practice it.
  • Isa 32:5-7 : 5 No longer will a fool be called noble, nor the miser said to be generous. 6 For the fool speaks folly, and his heart inclines toward wickedness: to practice ungodliness and to speak error about the Lord, leaving the hungry unsatisfied and depriving the thirsty of drink. 7 The schemes of the wicked are evil; he devises wicked plans to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
  • Acts 11:24 : 24 For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a large number of people were added to the Lord.
  • Rom 5:7 : 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person, though perhaps for a good person one might dare even to die.
  • Ps 9:15 : 15 So that I may recount all your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion; I will rejoice in your salvation.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore they will eat 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 quick to rush into evil,

Similar Verses (AI)

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

    8A person is praised according to their insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised.

  • Ps 112:4-5
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    4Light shines in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

    5Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.

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

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

  • Prov 12:3
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    3No one can be established by wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

  • Prov 29:26-27
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    26Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man receives justice.

    27The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Lam 3:36
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    36to subvert a person in their cause—the Lord does not approve.

  • Isa 26:10
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    10Though the wicked is shown favor, he does not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness, he acts unjustly and does not see the majesty of the LORD.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12The wicked desire the plunder of evildoers, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

  • Prov 15:9
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    9The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgrace themselves.

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

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

    35A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Evil people will bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous choose their companions wisely, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Ps 125:4
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    4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good and to those who are upright in heart.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Prov 14:22
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    22Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan good find love and faithfulness.

  • Prov 2:12
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    12rescuing you from the way of evil, from anyone who speaks perversely,

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked man hardens his face, but an upright person considers their way.

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

  • Prov 11:20
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    20Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.

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

  • Prov 18:5
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    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked or to subvert the justice of the righteous.

  • Prov 19:22
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    22What is desirable in a person is kindness, and it is better to be poor than a liar.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one whose ways are devious despises Him.

  • Prov 3:32
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    32For the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but His confidential counsel is with the upright.

  • Prov 16:7
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    7When the Lord is pleased with a person’s ways, He makes even their enemies to be at peace with them.

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

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

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

  • Prov 12:1
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    1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but one who hates correction is senseless.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

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

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge, but He overturns the words of the treacherous.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

  • Ps 37:22-23
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    22For those blessed by the LORD will inherit the land, but those cursed by Him will be cut off.

    23The steps of a man are established by the LORD, and He delights in his way.

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

  • Isa 31:2
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    2Yet He is wise and brings disaster; He does not take back His words. He will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who practice wickedness.