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 Las palabras de los impíos son para acechar la sangre: mas la boca de los rectos los librará.

7 [Dios] trastornará á los impíos, y no serán más: mas la casa de los justos permanecerá.

8 Según su sabiduría es alabado el hombre: mas el perverso de corazón será en menosprecio.

9 Mejor es el que es menospreciado y tiene servidores, que el que se precia, y carece de pan.

10 El justo atiende á la vida de su bestia: mas las entrañas de los impíos son crueles.

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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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