Proverbs 12:8
“A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 12:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom; But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Gemäß seiner Einsicht wird ein Mann gelobt; wer aber verkehrten Herzens ist, wird zur Verachtung sein.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Según su sabiduría es alabado el hombre: mas el perverso de corazón será en menosprecio.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Cada um será elogiado conforme seu entendimento; mas o perverso de coração será desprezado.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Uma pessoa é elogiada pela sabedoria que possui, mas o que faz escolhas perversas é desprezado.
📖 Proverbs 12:8 in Context
6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
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