Proverbs 12:8

An ish shall be commended according to his seichel, 1 but he that is of a perverse mind shall be despised. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7The resha'im are overthrown, and are no more, 1 but the bais tzaddikim shall stand. 1

9He that is lightly esteemed, and hath an eved, 1 is better than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh lechem. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:30Therefore Hashem Elohei Yisroel saith, I said indeed that thy Bais, and the Bais Avicha, should walk before Me ad olam (forever); but now Hashem saith, Be it far from Me; for them that honor Me I will honor, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.

1 Samuel 16:18Then answered one of the ne'arim, and said, Hinei, I have seen a ben of Yishai of Beit-Lechem, that is skillful in playing, and a gibbor chayil and an ish milchamah prudent in matters, and an ish to'ar (handsome man), and Hashem is with him.

1 Samuel 25:17Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for ra'ah is determined against adoneinu, and against all his bais; for he is such a ben Beliyaal, that a man cannot speak to him.

Proverbs 1:26I also will laugh at your calamity; 1 I will mock when your pachad (terror) cometh; 1

Proverbs 5:23He shall die without musar; 1 and in the greatness of his folly he shall be led astray.

Daniel 12:2And rabbim of them that sleep in the admat aphar (dust of the ground) shall awake, some to Chayyei Olam (Everlasting Life), and some to reproaches (shames) and Dera'on Olam (Everlasting Contempt, Abhorrence, Aversion, i.e.), Everlasting Gehinnom. + 12:2 T.N. Onesh Olam is here made more fearsome in light of the prevalent neglect of Scripture in favor of non-Biblical studies

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:8

7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. We are here taught as before ( v. 3 and ch. x. 25, 30 ), 1. That the triumphing of the wicked is short. They may be exalted for a while, but in a little time they are overthrown and are not; their trouble proves their overthrow, and those who made a great show disappear, and their place knows them no more. Turn the wicked, and they are not; they stand in such a slippery place that the least touch of trouble brings them down, like… Read the whole commentary →

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