Proverbs 12:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Good sense is worthy of praise, but stupidity is a curse.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 10:18

You may boast about yourself, but the only approval that counts is the Lord's approval.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don't judge anyone until the Lord returns. He will show what is hidden in the dark and what is in everyone's heart. Then God will be the one who praises each of us.

Acts 12:23

At once an angel from the Lord struck him down because he took the honour that belonged to God. Later, Herod was eaten by worms and died.

Luke 16:8

The master praised his dishonest manager for looking out for himself so well. That's how it is! The people of this world look out for themselves better than the people who belong to the light.

Daniel 12:2

Many of those who lie dead in the ground will rise from death. Some of them will be given eternal life, and others will receive nothing but eternal shame and disgrace.

Proverbs 5:23

They get lost and die because of their foolishness and lack of self-control.

Proverbs 3:35

You will be praised if you are wise, but you will be disgraced if you are a stubborn fool.

Proverbs 1:26

“So when you are struck by some terrible disaster,

Psalm 132:18

and wear a sparkling crown. But I will disgrace their enemies.”

Genesis 41:39

The king told Joseph, “God is the one who has shown you these things. No one else is as wise as you are or knows as much as you do.

1 Samuel 25:17

He's a bully who won't listen to anyone. Isn't there something you can do? Please think of something! Or else our master and his family and everyone who works for him are all doomed.

1 Samuel 18:30

The Philistine rulers kept coming to fight Israel, but whenever David fought them, he won. He was famous because he won more battles against the Philistines than any of Saul's other officers.

1 Samuel 16:18

“A man named Jesse who lives in Bethlehem has a son who can play the harp,” one official said. “He's a brave warrior, he's good-looking, he can speak well, and the LORD is with him.”

1 Samuel 13:13

“That was stupid!” Samuel said. “You didn't obey the LORD your God. If you had obeyed him, someone from your family would always have been king of Israel.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Who is clever enough to explain everything? Wisdom makes you cheerful and gives you a smile.

Proverbs 12:7

Once the wicked are defeated, they are gone for ever, but no one who obeys God will ever be thrown down.

Proverbs 12:9

It's better to be ordinary and have only one servant than to think you are somebody and starve to death.

Proverbs 29:27

Good people and criminals can't stand each other.

Isaiah 19:14

The LORD has confused Egypt; its leaders have made it stagger and vomit like a drunkard.

1 Samuel 2:30

I am the LORD, the God of Israel. I promised to let your family serve me as priests for ever, but now I tell you that I cannot do this any longer! I honour anyone who honours me, but I put a curse on anyone who hates me.