Proverbs 12:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 12:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 12:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 12:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.”

Proverbs 12:8 — World English Bible

Proverbs 12:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 12:8 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 12:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 12:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 12:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 12:8 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 12:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A man shall be commended for his wisedome: but the froward of heart shalbe despised.”

Proverbs 12:8 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 12:8 in Context — Proverbs 12

6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

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

9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

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What Does Proverbs 12:8 Mean?

Proverbs 12:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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