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Proverbs 12:8

King James Version (KJV)

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

Proverbs 12:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 12:8

Theological / Devotional

According to his wisdom. There is nothing that brings more lasting commendation than wisdom and discretion. Men who can always be depended upon, men whose actions are governed by intelligence and high principles (see I Sam. 18: 5), are always in demand. The vain and senseless man, the man who takes a distorted view of life and people, the man who twists and turns, is despised by all who see him as he is, even by those who use him for their own ends. Judas was such a one (Matt. 27:3-8; Acts 1:16-20).

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