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Proverbs 12:8
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A man is praised for his insight,but a twisted mind is despised.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, But he who has a warped mind shall be despised.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of twisted mind is despised.
A person will be praised according to his insight, But one of perverse mind will be despised.
The wisdom of the wise wins praise, but there is no respect for the stupid.
A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.
A man will be commended according to his insight and sound judgment, But the one who is of a perverse mind will be despised.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, But he who has a warped mind shall be despised.
A man shall be commended for his wisedome: but the froward of heart shalbe despised.
A man will be praised according to his insight,But one of perverse heart will be despised.
A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
A person wins praise in keeping with his common sense, but a person with a warped mind is treated with contempt.
A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted heart shall be despised.
You praise people for their intelligence, but no one respects those who are stupid.
A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he who lacks understanding shall be despised.
If you are intelligent, you will be praised; if you are stupid, people will look down on you.
For his mouth of good sense, a man will be recommended, but he who is of perverse mind will be despised.
A man shall be praised according to his wisdom, but he who is of a crooked heart shall be despised.
A man shalbe commended for his wy?dome, but a foole shal be despysed.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.
A man shall be commended according to his intelligence; but he that is of a distorted understanding shall be despised.
A man shall be commended according to his wisedome: but hee that is of a peruerse heart, shall be despised.
A man shalbe commended for his wisdome: but a foole shalbe dispised.
The mouth of an understanding man is praised by a man; but he that is dull of heart is had in derision.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
A man schal be knowun bi his teching; but he that is veyn and hertles, schal be open to dispising.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
A man will be commended according to his wisdom, But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
A sensible person wins admiration, but a warped mind is despised.
A man will be praised for his wisdom, but a man with a sinful mind will be hated.
One is commended for good sense, but a perverse mind is despised.
In proportion to his prudence, is a man, to be praised, but, the perverse in heart, shall be an object of contempt.
A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.
A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of perverse mind is despised.
According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.
A person who talks sense is honored; airheads are held in contempt.
A man will be praised according to his insight, But one of perverse mind will be despised.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
commended: Genesis 41:39, 1 Samuel 16:18, 1 Samuel 18:30, Ecclesiastes 8:1, Luke 12:42-44, Luke 16:8, 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 10:18
he: Proverbs 1:26, Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 5:23, 1 Samuel 13:13, 1 Samuel 25:17, Psalms 132:18, Daniel 12:2, Malachi 2:8, Malachi 2:9, Matthew 27:4, Matthew 27:5, Acts 12:23
of a perverse heart: Heb. perverse of heart
Cross-References
Later, Seth had a son and named him Enosh. About this time people started worshiping the Lord .
When the Egyptians see how lovely you are, they will murder me because I am your husband. But they won't kill you.
As soon as Abram and Sarai arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians noticed how beautiful she was.
The king's officials told him about her, and she was taken to his house.
The king was good to Abram because of Sarai, and Abram was given sheep, cattle, donkeys, slaves, and camels.
where he had earlier camped and built an altar. There he worshiped the Lord .
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and worshiped the eternal Lord God.
and he named the place Bethel. Before that it had been named Luz.
Afterwards, we'll go to Bethel. I will build an altar there for God, who answered my prayers when I was in trouble and who has always been at my side.
While Israel was still camped near Jericho, Joshua sent some spies with these instructions: "Go to the town of Ai and find out whatever you can about the region around the town." The spies left and went to Ai, which is east of Bethel and near Beth-Aven.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom,.... Not according to his birth and pedigree; not according to his riches and wealth; not according to the places of honour and trust he may be in; but according to his wisdom, which he discovers in his words and actions, in his life and conversation: not according to the wisdom that is earthly, sensual, and devilish; not according to the wisdom of the world, which comes to nought, either natural or civil; especially that which lies in sophistry and subtlety, in wicked craft and cunning, whereby men trick, overreach, and defraud one another; but according to that which is spiritual and evangelical; which lies in the knowledge of Christ, and of God in Christ, and of those things which belong to salvation; the beginning of which is the fear of the Lord, and which comes from above, and is pure and peaceable. A man possessed of this is commended by all wise and good men, and by the Lord himself; as the wise man is by Christ, Matthew 7:24; who builds his house on a rock; for which reason it stands, as in the preceding verse;
but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised; and which appears by the perverse words he speaks against God and Christ; against his people, ways, and worship, as antichrist and his followers do; and by his perverse actions, which are contrary to the light of nature, to the law of God, and Gospel of Christ: and such vile persons are contemned in the eyes of all good men, and are had in abhorrence by the Lord himself; for such who despise him are lightly esteemed; see Proverbs 18:3.
