Then Pharaoh said to Yosĕph, “Since Elohim has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
Proverbs 12:8 - The Scriptures 2009 A man is praised according to his wisdom, But the perverted of heart becomes despised. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A man shall be commended according to his Wisdom [godly Wisdom, which is comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God], but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised. American Standard Version (1901) A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. Common English Bible A person is praised for his insight, but a warped mind leads to contempt. Catholic Public Domain Version A man will be known by his doctrine. But whoever is vain and heartless will suffer contempt. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt. |
Then Pharaoh said to Yosĕph, “Since Elohim has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
The wrong are overthrown, And are no more, But the house of the righteous stands.
Better to be lightly esteemed and have a servant, Than the highly esteemed who lacks bread.
An unrighteous man Is an abomination to the righteous, And he who is straight in the way Is an abomination to the wrong.
He dies for lack of discipline, And in the greatness of his folly He goes astray.
Who is like a wise one? And who knows the meaning of a matter? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
יהוה has mixed a perverse spirit in her midst. And they have led Mitsrayim astray in all her work, as a drunkard strays in his vomit.
and many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth wake up, some to everlasting life, and some to reproaches, everlasting abhorrence.
“And the master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly, because the sons of this age are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.
And instantly a messenger of יהוה smote him, because he did not give the esteem to Elohim. And becoming worm-eaten, he died.
So do not judge any at all before the time, until the Master comes, who shall bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the thoughts of the hearts. And then each one’s praise shall come from Elohim.
For not he who commends himself is approved, but he whom the Master commends.
And Shemu’ĕl said to Sha’ul, “You have been foolish. You have not guarded the command of יהוה your Elohim, which He commanded you. For now יהוה would have established your reign over Yisra’ĕl forever.
And one of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Yishai the Bĕyth Leḥemite, who knows how to play, a brave one, and a man of battle, and skilled in words, and a handsome man. And יהוה is with him.”
And the princes of the Philistines went out to fight. And it came to be, whenever they went out, that Dawiḏ acted more wisely than all the servants of Sha’ul, so that his name came to be very precious.
“Therefore יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl declares, ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.’ But now יהוה declares, ‘Far be it from Me, for those who highly esteem Me I highly esteem, and those who despise Me are lightly esteemed.
“And now, know and see what you should do, for evil has been resolved against our master, and against all his household, and he is too much of a son of Beliya‛al to speak to.”