Proverbs 12:8

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, 2 but he who has a linnened mind shall be despised. 1

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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 wicked are overthrown, and are no more, 2 but the house of the upright shall stand. 1

9Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, 2 than he who honors himself, and lacks bread. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:26I also will laugh at your disaster. 2 I will mock when calamity overtakes you; 1

Proverbs 5:23He will die for lack of instruction. 2 In the greatness of his folly, he will be led astray, intoxicated, unintentional sin ·error·.

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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