Pro 12:8 | NETfull | STEP | A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.

Proverbs 12:8

8 A person ^{▼▼ Heb “a man.”} is praised in accordance with ^{▼▼ Heb “to the mouth of.” This idiom means “according to” (BDB 805 s.v. פֶּה 6.b.(b); cf. KJV, NAB, NIV). The point is that praise is proportionate to wisdom.} his wisdom,
but the one who has a twisted mind ^{▼▼ Heb “crooked of heart”; cf. NAB, NLT “a warped mind” (NIV similar). The noun לֵב (lev, “heart”) is an attributive genitive. It functions as a metonymy of association for “mind; thoughts” (BDB 524 s.v. 3) and “will; volition” (BDB 524 s.v. 4). He does not perceive things as they are, so he makes all the wrong choices. His thinking is all wrong.} is despised.