Proverbs 12:8 - The Scriptures 1998

⁸ A man is praised according to his wisdom, But the perverted of heart becomes despised.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ 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)

⁸ A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

Common English Bible

⁸ A person is praised for his insight, but a warped mind leads to contempt.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ A man will be known by his doctrine. But whoever is vain and heartless will suffer contempt.

Proverbs 12:8 Cross References

Genesis 41:39

Then Pharaoh said to Yosĕ

Psalm 132:18

“I put shame on his enemies, While on Him His diadem shall shine.”

Proverbs 1:26

“Let me also laugh at your calamity, Mock when your dread comes,

Proverbs 12:7

The wrong are overthrown, And are no more, But the house of the righteous stands.

Proverbs 12:9

Better to be lightly esteemed and have a servant, Than the highly esteemed who lacks bread.

Proverbs 29:27

An unrighteous man Is an abomination to the righteous, And he who is straight in the way Is an abomination to the wrong.

Proverbs 3:35

The wise do inherit esteem, But fools are bearing away shame!

Proverbs 5:23

He dies for lack of discipline, And in the greatness of his folly He goes astray.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

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.

Isaiah 19:14

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.

Daniel 12:2

and many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth wake up, some to everlasting life, and some to reproaches, everlasting abhorrence.

Luke 16:8

“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.

Acts 12:23

And instantly a messenger of יהוה  smote him, because he did not give the esteem to Elohim. And becoming worm-eaten, he died.

1 Corinthians 4:5

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.

2 Corinthians 10:18

For not he who commends himself is approved, but he whom the Master commends.

1 Samuel 13:13

And Shemu’ĕ

1 Samuel 16:18

And one of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Yishai the Bĕ

1 Samuel 18:30

And the princes of the Philistines went out to fight. And it came to be, whenever they went out, that Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 2:30

“Therefore יהוה  Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 25:17

“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 Beliyaʽ