Proverbs 12:8

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A man is praised for his insight, but a twisted mind is despised.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 10:18

For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but the one the Lord commends.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don’t judge  anything prematurely, before the Lord comes,  who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.

Acts 12:23

At once an angel of the Lord  struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Luke 16:8

‘The master praised the unrighteous manager   because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this age   are more shrewd than the children of light   in dealing with their own people.

Daniel 12:2

Many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to eternal life, and some to disgrace and eternal contempt.

Proverbs 5:23

He will die because there is no discipline, and be lost because of his great stupidity.

Proverbs 3:35

The wise will inherit honour, but he holds up fools to dishonour.

Proverbs 1:26

I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when terror strikes you,

Genesis 41:39

So Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you are.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now consider carefully  what you should do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him! ’

1 Samuel 18:30

Every time the Philistine commanders came out to fight,  David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers.  So his name became well known.

1 Samuel 16:18

One of the young men answered, ‘I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is also a valiant man,  a warrior, eloquent, handsome, and the Lord is with him.’

1 Samuel 13:13

Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have been foolish.  You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you.  It was at this time that the Lord would have permanently established your reign over Israel,

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Who is like the wise person, and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A person’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

Proverbs 12:7

The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.

Proverbs 12:9

Better to be disregarded, yet have a servant, than to act important but have no food.

Proverbs 29:27

An unjust person is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.

Isaiah 19:14

The Lord has mixed within her a spirit of confusion. The leaders have made Egypt stagger in all she does, as a drunkard staggers in his vomit.

1 Samuel 2:30

‘Therefore, this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Israel: “I did say that your family and your forefather’s family would walk before me for ever.  But now,” this is the Lord’s declaration, “no longer! For those who honour me I will honour,  but those who despise me will be disgraced.