Proverbs 12:8

New American Bible - revised edition

For their good sense people are praised, but the perverse of heart are despised.

Cross References

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.

Psalm 132:18

His foes I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown shall shine.”

Proverbs 1:26

I, in my turn, will laugh at your doom; will mock when terror overtakes you;

Proverbs 12:7

Overthrow the wicked and they are no more, but the house of the just stands firm.

Proverbs 12:9

Better to be slighted and have a servant than put on airs and lack bread.

Proverbs 29:27

An abomination to the just, the evildoer; an abomination to the wicked, one whose way is straight.

Proverbs 3:35

The wise will possess glory, but fools will bear shame.

Proverbs 5:23

They will die from lack of discipline, lost because of their great folly.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Who is like the wise person, and who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom illumines the face and transforms a grim countenance.

Isaiah 19:14

The Lord has prepared among them a spirit of dizziness, And they have made Egypt stagger in whatever she does, as a drunkard staggers in his vomit.

Daniel 12:2

Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake; Some to everlasting life, others to reproach and everlasting disgrace.

Luke 16:8

And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. Application of the Parable. “For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.

Acts 12:23

At once the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not ascribe the honor to God, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore, do not make any judgment before the appointed time, until the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will manifest the motives of our hearts, and then everyone will receive praise from God. Paul’s Life as Pattern.

2 Corinthians 10:18

For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord recommends.

1 Samuel 13:13

Samuel replied to Saul: “You have acted foolishly! Had you kept the command the Lord your God gave you, the Lord would now establish your kingship in Israel forever;

1 Samuel 16:18

One of the servants spoke up: “I have observed that a son of Jesse of Bethlehem is a skillful harpist. He is also a brave warrior, an able speaker, and a handsome young man. The Lord is certainly with him.” David Made Armor-Bearer.

1 Samuel 18:30

The Philistine chiefs continued to make forays, but each time they took the field, David was more successful against them than any of Saul’s other officers, and his name was held in great esteem.

1 Samuel 2:30

This, therefore, is the oracle of the Lord, the God of Israel: I said in the past that your family and your father’s house should minister in my presence forever. But now—oracle of the Lord: Far be it from me! I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me shall be cursed.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now, see what you can do, for you must realize that otherwise disaster is in store for our master and for his whole house. He is such a scoundrel that no one can talk to him.”