Proverbs 12:8

“A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, etc.] Not according to his birth and pedigree; not according to his riches and wealth; not according to the places of honour and trust he may be in; but according to his wisdom, which he discovers in his words and actions, in his life and conversation: not according to the wisdom that is earthly, sensual, and devilish; not according to the wisdom of the world, which comes to nought, either natural or civil; especially that which lies in sophistry and subtlety, in wicked craft and cunning, whereby men trick, overreach, and defraud one another; but according to that which is spiritual and evangelical; which lies in the knowledge of Christ, and…”

“despised--as opposed to commended (Pro 11:12). perverse heart--or, "wicked principles," as opposed to one of wisdom.”

“12:8 To be sensible means to act only after reflecting on the consequences. A warped mind acts on impulse.”

“commended: Gen 41:39; Sa1 16:18, Sa1 18:30; Ecc 8:1; Luk 12:42-44, Luk 16:8; Co1 3:10-15; Co1 4:5; Co2 10:18 he: Pro 1:26, Pro 3:35, Pro 5:23; Sa1 13:13, Sa1 25:17; Psa 132:18; Dan 12:2; Mal 2:8, Mal 2:9; Mat 27:4, Mat 27:5; Act 12:23 of a perverse heart: Heb. perverse of heart Proverbs 12:9”

“8 According to the measure of his intelligence is a man praised, And whoever is of a perverse mind is despised. Everywhere in the Mishle שׂכל has no other meaning than intellectus. The praise which is given to a man measures itself לפי שׂכלו (punctuate לפי־שׂכלו, according to Torath Emeth, p. 41, Accentssystem, xx. 1), i.e., according to the measure (so לפי is used in the oldest form of the language) of his intelligence, or as we may also say, of his culture; for in these proverbs, which make the fear of God the highest principle, שׂכל means also understanding of moral excellence, not merely the intellectual superiority of natural gifts. הלּל is here a relative conception of manifold…”