Proverbs 12:8 — Community Reflections

PROVERBS 12:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

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

Commendation: A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised. Prudence (sekhal) brings commendation. A twisted mind (niphtal lev) brings contempt. Wisdom or foolishness determines how one is regarded.

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