Proverbs 12:2
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.”Proverbs 12:2
What Does Proverbs 12:2 Mean?
Proverbs 12:2 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 12, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 12:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 19:21“There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.”Proverbs 8:35“For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.”Acts 11:24“For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.”Genesis 6:8“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”Psalms 112:5“A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.”Romans 5:7“For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.”Proverbs 1:31“Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.”Proverbs 14:22“Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.”Isaiah 32:5“The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.”Micah 2:1“Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.”Psalms 9:15“The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.”Proverbs 6:18“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,”Proverbs 14:9“Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.”Proverbs 14:17“He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.”Ecclesiastes 8:8“There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.”Ezekiel 38:10“Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:”2 Samuel 15:3“And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.”
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