Charles Ellicott Commentary Proverbs 12:2

"A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn." — Proverbs 12:2 (ASV)

A good man. — The corresponding phrase, “a man of wicked devices,” that is, who plots against his neighbor, fixes the sense of “good” as signifying “benevolent” ; and for the sentiment, Luke 6:35.