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


In Context

5 The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

6 The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

7 Overthrow the wicked, and they are no more; but the house of the righteous shall stand.

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

9 Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

10 A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 12:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:8A man is praised according to his wisdom, but men with warped minds are despised.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:8A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.