Proverbs 12:8
A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
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- Proverbs 3:35 The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
- 2 Corinthians 10:18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
- Malachi 2:8–9 But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts. “So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”