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Brenton's Septuagint
Proverbs 12:8
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A man is praised for his insight,but a twisted mind is despised.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, But he who has a warped mind shall be despised.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of twisted mind is despised.
A person will be praised according to his insight, But one of perverse mind will be despised.
The wisdom of the wise wins praise, but there is no respect for the stupid.
A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.
A man will be commended according to his insight and sound judgment, But the one who is of a perverse mind will be despised.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, But he who has a warped mind shall be despised.
A man shall be commended for his wisedome: but the froward of heart shalbe despised.
A man will be praised according to his insight,But one of perverse heart will be despised.
A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
Good sense is worthy of praise, but stupidity is a curse.
A person wins praise in keeping with his common sense, but a person with a warped mind is treated with contempt.
A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted heart shall be despised.
You praise people for their intelligence, but no one respects those who are stupid.
A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he who lacks understanding shall be despised.
If you are intelligent, you will be praised; if you are stupid, people will look down on you.
For his mouth of good sense, a man will be recommended, but he who is of perverse mind will be despised.
A man shall be praised according to his wisdom, but he who is of a crooked heart shall be despised.
A man shalbe commended for his wy?dome, but a foole shal be despysed.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.
A man shall be commended according to his intelligence; but he that is of a distorted understanding shall be despised.
A man shall be commended according to his wisedome: but hee that is of a peruerse heart, shall be despised.
A man shalbe commended for his wisdome: but a foole shalbe dispised.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
A man schal be knowun bi his teching; but he that is veyn and hertles, schal be open to dispising.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
A man will be commended according to his wisdom, But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
A sensible person wins admiration, but a warped mind is despised.
A man will be praised for his wisdom, but a man with a sinful mind will be hated.
One is commended for good sense, but a perverse mind is despised.
In proportion to his prudence, is a man, to be praised, but, the perverse in heart, shall be an object of contempt.
A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.
A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of perverse mind is despised.
According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.
A person who talks sense is honored; airheads are held in contempt.
A man will be praised according to his insight, But one of perverse mind will be despised.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
commended: Genesis 41:39, 1 Samuel 16:18, 1 Samuel 18:30, Ecclesiastes 8:1, Luke 12:42-44, Luke 16:8, 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 10:18
he: Proverbs 1:26, Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 5:23, 1 Samuel 13:13, 1 Samuel 25:17, Psalms 132:18, Daniel 12:2, Malachi 2:8, Malachi 2:9, Matthew 27:4, Matthew 27:5, Acts 12:23
of a perverse heart: Heb. perverse of heart
Cross-References
And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: he hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.
It shall come to pass then that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they shall say, This is his wife, and they shall slay me, but they shall save thee alive.
And it came to pass when Abram entered into Egypt—the Egyptians having seen his wife that she was very beautiful—
that the princes of Pharao saw her, and praised her to Pharao and brought her into the house of Pharao.
And they treated Abram well on her account, and he had sheep, and calves, and asses, and men-servants, and women-servants, and mules, and camels.
to the place of the altar, which he built there at first, and Abram there called on the name of the Lord.
And Abraam planted a field at the well of the oath, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.
And he called the name of that place, the House of God; and the name of the city before was Ulam-luz.
And let us rise and go up to Baethel, and let us there make an alter to God who hearkened to me in the day of calamity, who was with me, and preserved me throughout in the journey, by which I went.
And Joshua sent men to Gai, which is by Baethel, saying, Spy out Gai: and the men went up and spied Gai.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom,.... Not according to his birth and pedigree; not according to his riches and wealth; not according to the places of honour and trust he may be in; but according to his wisdom, which he discovers in his words and actions, in his life and conversation: not according to the wisdom that is earthly, sensual, and devilish; not according to the wisdom of the world, which comes to nought, either natural or civil; especially that which lies in sophistry and subtlety, in wicked craft and cunning, whereby men trick, overreach, and defraud one another; but according to that which is spiritual and evangelical; which lies in the knowledge of Christ, and of God in Christ, and of those things which belong to salvation; the beginning of which is the fear of the Lord, and which comes from above, and is pure and peaceable. A man possessed of this is commended by all wise and good men, and by the Lord himself; as the wise man is by Christ, Matthew 7:24; who builds his house on a rock; for which reason it stands, as in the preceding verse;
but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised; and which appears by the perverse words he speaks against God and Christ; against his people, ways, and worship, as antichrist and his followers do; and by his perverse actions, which are contrary to the light of nature, to the law of God, and Gospel of Christ: and such vile persons are contemned in the eyes of all good men, and are had in abhorrence by the Lord himself; for such who despise him are lightly esteemed; see Proverbs 18:3.
