Bede, on Prov 12:8

“A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.”

“A man will be known by his doctrine. Scripture usually calls those endowed with divine virtues men. Hence the Apostle: Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men (I Cor. XVI). Therefore, a man is known by his doctrine, because if he teaches correctly and also fulfills it with deeds, he is understood to be holy.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.