Proverbs 12:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

ləp̄î-śiḵlô yəhullal-ʾîš wənaʿăwēh-lēḇ yihyeh lāḇûz

Grammar Details

• *ləp̄î*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - according to/by mouth of
• *śiḵlô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his insight/understanding
• *yəhullal*: verb, pual imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be praised
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man
• *wənaʿăwēh*: conjunction + adjective, masculine singular construct - and perverted of
• *lēḇ*: noun, masculine singular - heart
• *yihyeh*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be
• *lāḇûz*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - for contempt

Word Meanings

• *ləp̄î*: according to/in proportion to
• *śeḵel*: insight/understanding/good sense/prudence
• *yəhullal*: will be praised/commended
• *naʿăwēh*: perverted/twisted/crooked/distorted
• *lēḇ*: heart/mind/inner being
• *lāḇûz*: for contempt/for despising/to be despised

Referenced Verses

• Gen 41:39 : 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou:
• 1 Sam 13:13 : 13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would Jehovah have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
• 1 Sam 16:18 : 18 Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him.
• 1 Sam 18:30 : 30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much [ set by.]
• 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is such a worthless fellow, that one cannot speak to him.
• Ps 132:18 : 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame; But upon himself shall his crown flourish.
• Prov 1:26 : 26 I also will laugh in [the day of] your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
• Prov 3:35 : 35 The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.
• Prov 5:23 : 23 He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
• Eccl 8:1 : 1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
• Dan 12:2 : 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
• Mal 2:8-9 : 8 But ye are turned aside out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble in the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts. 9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have had respect of persons in the law.
• Matt 27:4-5 : 4 saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou [to it]. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
• Luke 12:42-44 : 42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him {G2525} over all that he hath.
• Luke 16:8 : 8 And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.
• Acts 12:23 : 23 And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because {G3739} he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
• 1 Cor 3:10-15 : 10 According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 each man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man's work of what sort it is. 14 If any man's work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire.
• 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Wherefore judge {G5100} nothing before {G302} the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.
• 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.