Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.
New American Standard Bible
But one of perverse
King James Version
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Holman Bible
but a twisted mind is despised.
International Standard Version
A man is praised because of his wise words, but the perverted mind will be despised.
A Conservative Version
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
American Standard Version
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Amplified
A man will be commended according to his insight and sound judgment,
But the one who is of a perverse mind will be despised.
Darby Translation
A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted heart shall be despised.
Julia Smith Translation
According to the mouth of understanding a man shall be praised: and he being perverse of heart shall be for contempt
King James 2000
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For his mouth of good sense, a man will be recommended, but he who is of perverse {mind} will be despised.
Modern King James verseion
A man shall be praised according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A man shall be commended for his wisdom; but a fool shall be despised.
NET Bible
A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.
New Heart English Bible
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.
The Emphasized Bible
In proportion to his prudence, is a man, to be praised, but, the perverse in heart, shall be an object of contempt.
Webster
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
World English Bible
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.
Youngs Literal Translation
According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.
Themes
Commending » How a man shall be commended
Dishonour » The wicked are brought to
Heart » The unregenerate » Is wayward
Heart » Those that have a perverse heart
Interlinear
Halal
Peh
Sekel
`avah
Leb
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 12:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
7 Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place. 8 A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on. 9 He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.
Cross References
Genesis 41:39
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you:
1 Samuel 13:13
And Samuel said to Saul, You have done a foolish thing: you have not kept the rules which the Lord your God gave you; it was the purpose of the Lord to make your authority over Israel safe for ever.
1 Samuel 16:18
Then one of the servants in answer said, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Beth-lehemite, who is expert at playing, and a strong man and a man of war; and he is wise in his words, and pleasing in looks, and the Lord is with him.
1 Samuel 18:30
Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.
1 Samuel 25:17
So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.
Proverbs 1:26
So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;
Proverbs 3:35
The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
Proverbs 5:23
He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.
Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wisdom makes his face shining, and his hard face will be changed.
Daniel 12:2
And a number of those who are sleeping in the dust of the earth will come out of their sleep, some to eternal life and some to eternal shame.
Malachi 2:8-9
But you are turned out of the way; you have made the law hard for numbers of people; you have made the agreement of Levi of no value, says the Lord of armies.
Matthew 27:4-5
Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.
Luke 12:42-44
And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?
Luke 16:8
And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.
Acts 12:23
And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.
1 Corinthians 3:10-15
In the measure of the grace given to me, I, as a wise master-builder, have put the base in position, and another goes on building on it. But let every man take care what he puts on it.
1 Corinthians 4:5
For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
2 Corinthians 10:18
For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.