Verse List for PROV 12:8

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OET (OET-RV) A person will be praised for their insightful words, ⇔ ^ but anyone with a warped mind will end up despised.

OET-LV To_the _mouth _of his _insight _of_his he _is _praised a _person and_one _who_is_perverted _of heart he _will _become (into)_contempt.

ULT For the mouth of his insight a man will be praised, ⇔ but, one twisted of heart will be for contempt.

UST People will praise someone according to how insightful that person is, ⇔  but people will despise someone who thinks perversely.

BSB & MSB A man is praised according to his wisdom, ⇔  but a twisted mind is despised.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, ⇔  but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

NET A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, ⇔ but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.

LSV A man is praised according to his wisdom,
And the perverted of heart becomes despised.

FBV People are appreciated for talking sense, but those with perverted minds are despised.

T4T ⇔  People will praise those who have good sense, ⇔  but people will despise those ◄who are always thinking about doing evil things/whose thinking is twisted►.

LEB • For his mouth of good sense, a man will be recommended,
• but he who is of perverse mind[fn] will be despised.

BBE A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

Moff A man is praised as he shows insight: ⇔  a brainless creature is despised.

JPS A man shall be commended according to his intelligence; but he that is of a distorted understanding shall be despised.

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

DRA A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.

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

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

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

SLT According to the mouth of understanding a man shall be praised: and he being perverse of heart shall be for contempt.

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

KJB-1769 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.[fn]
(A man shall be commonded according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.)

KJB-1611 [fn]A man shall be commended according to his wisedome: but hee that is of a peruerse heart, shall be despised.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps A man shalbe commended for his wisdome: but a foole shalbe dispised.
(A man shall be commonded for his wisdom: but a fool shall be despised.)

Gnva A man shall be commended for his wisedome: but the froward of heart shalbe despised.
(A man shall be commonded for his wisdom: but the froward/ornery_or_disobedient of heart shall be despised.)

Cvdl A man shalbe commended for his wy?dome, but a foole shal be despysed.
(A man shall be commonded for his wisdom, but a fool shall be despised.)

Wycl A man schal be knowun bi his teching; but he that is veyn and hertles, schal be open to dispising.
(A man shall be known by his teaching; but he that is vain and hertles, shall be open to despising.)

Luth Eines weisen Mannes Rat wird gelobt; aber die Tücken werden zuschanden.
(One show/point man’s advice becomes praised; but the pitfalls become to_shame.)

ClVg Doctrina sua noscetur vir; qui autem vanus et excors est patebit contemptui.
(Doctrina his_own noscetur man; who/which however vanus and excors it_is patebit contempti.)

UHB לְֽ⁠פִי־שִׂ֭כְל⁠וֹ יְהֻלַּל־אִ֑ישׁ וְ⁠נַעֲוֵה־לֵ֝֗ב יִהְיֶ֥ה לָ⁠בֽוּז׃ ‡

BrLXX Στόμα συνετοῦ ἐγκωμιάζεται ὑπὸ ἀνδρὸς, νωθροκάρδιος δὲ μυκτηρίζεται.

BrTr The mouth of an understanding man is praised by a man; but he that is dull of heart is had in derision.