Proverbs 12:8

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

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 12. Here we have a number of proverbs handling the favourite subject of retribution ( Proverbs 12:2 f., Proverbs 12:7 ; Proverbs 12:14...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

shall be commended. Illustration: Joseph ( Genesis 41:39 ). wisdom. Hebrew. sakal. See note on Proverbs 1:2 . shall be despised. Illustrat...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. A man shall be commended according to...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

4. A crown, etc.] Possibly there may be a reference to the crown worn on their wedding-day by bride and bridegroom ( Song of Solomon 3:11 ; Song o...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

According to his wisdom — i.e., intelligent observance of the ends to be pursued in life, and the best means of attaining to them; in other words...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 13 THE TONGUE "A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his MOUTH: and the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him."...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 12:9 . That is to say, it matters little that one is not counted as of any importance by his neighbors if, nevertheless, he is able t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she t...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom ,.... Not according to his birth and pedigree; not according to his riches and wealth; not accordin...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. Ver. 8. A man shall be commended according...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A man shall be commended Namely, by wise and good men; according to his wisdom More or less, according to the degree of wisdom, which his discour...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. We are here told whence to...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A man shall be commended, to wit, by wise and good men, according to his wisdom; more or less according to the degree of wisdom which his discourse...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Comparison Between The Righteous And The Unrighteous, The Basis Of The Righteous Family, And The Destiny Of Each ( Proverbs 12:1-8 ). We have he...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 12:5 . Thoughts , or “purposes.” Right , “judgment,” “justice.” Proverbs 12:7 . Wordsworth here reads, “When the w...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 12:4 . A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, as illustrated at large in chap. 31. Proverbs 12:9 . He that is despised, and hath...
The Biblical Illustrator

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom. Appreciation better than praise There are persons in this world--and the pity is that there a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 12:1 Instruction ; correction, discipline, which shows a man his faults, gives him a lowly opinion of himself, and ope...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 8. A man shall be commended according to (literally, "in the presence of") his wisdom, in proportion to the insight he shows in all matters of...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 3:10-15 ; 1 Corinthians 4:5 ; 1 Samuel 13:13 ; 1 Samuel 16:18 ; 1 Samuel 18:30 ; 1 Samuel 25:17 ; 2 Corinthians 10:18 ; Acts 12...

⁸ A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 12:8

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 12:8