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


In Context

5 The thoughts of the righteous are justice, The counsels of the wicked — deceit.

6 The words of the wicked are: 'Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

7 Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous standeth.

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

9 Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.

10 The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted 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 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.