King James Version
Proverbs 12:8 in the King James Version says “A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. of a: Heb. perve...” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. of a: Heb. perverse of heart”
Proverbs 12:8 · KJV
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. of a: Heb. perverse of heart
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. tender: or, bowels
KJV Study — Public Domain
“according”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“shall be commended”
H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causativ
“A man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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