Proverbs 12:8

Proverbs 12:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
• New International Version (NIV)A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of twisted mind is despised.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A man will be commended according to his wisdom, But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

Context of Proverbs 12:8

6The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. 7Overthrow the wicked, and they are no [more]; but the house of the righteous shall stand. A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted heart shall be despised. 9Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. 10A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 12:8 word by word

לְֽפִי־שִׂ֭כְלוֹ יְהֻלַּל־אִ֑ישׁ וְנַעֲוֵה־לֵ֝֗ב יִהְיֶ֥ה לָבֽוּז׃Read the interlinear

• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961

Cross-references for Proverbs 12:8

• Genesis 41:39And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since God has made all this known to thee, there is none [so] discreet and wise as thou.
• 1 Samuel 16:18And one of the young men answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skilled in playing, and he is a valiant man and a man of war, and skilled in speech, and of good presence, and Jehovah is with him.
• 1 Samuel 18:30And the princes of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass, whenever they went forth, that David succeeded better than all the servants of Saul; and his name was much esteemed.
• Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is as the wise? and who knoweth the explanation of things? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face is changed.
• Luke 12:42And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season?
• Luke 16:8And the lord praised the unrighteous steward because he had done prudently. For the sons of this world are, for their own generation, more prudent than the sons of light.
• 1 Corinthians 3:10According to the grace of God which has been given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation, but another builds upon it. But let each see how he builds upon it.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So that do not judge anything before [the] time, until the Lord shall come, who shall also both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of hearts; and then shall each have [his] praise from God.
• 2 Corinthians 10:18For not he that commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
• Proverbs 1:26I also will laugh in your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh;
• Proverbs 3:35The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish.
• Proverbs 5:23He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
• 1 Samuel 13:13And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God which he commanded thee; for now would Jehovah have established thy kingdom over Israel for ever.
• 1 Samuel 25:17And now know and consider what thou wilt do, for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household; and he is such a son of Belial, that one cannot speak to him.
• Psalms 132:18His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
• Daniel 12:2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt.

Commentaries on Proverbs 12:8

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8Verse 8 The apostles showed wisdom by glorying in shame for the name of Christ.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Being sensible means thinking about the consequences before acting. A warped mind acts without thinking.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. despised--as opposed to commended (Pr 11:12). perverse heart--or, "wicked principles," as opposed to one of wisdom.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 12:8

• Heart
• Prudence
• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Proverbs 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings