Proverbs 3:35
The wise will possess glory. The exaltation of the foolish is disgraceful.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
In Context
34He will ridicule those who ridicule, but he will bestow grace upon the mild.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:8Grasp her, and she will exalt you. You will be glorified by her, when you have embraced her.
Proverbs 13:8The redemption of a man’s life is his riches. But he who is poor cannot tolerate correction.
Daniel 12:2And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awaken: some to everlasting life, and others to a reproach that they will always see.
Luke 14:9And then he who called both you and him, approaching, may say to you, ‘Give this place to him.’ And then you would begin, with shame, to take the last place.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:28-35
Justice and Kindness Recommended; Caution against Envy. 27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. 28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord :… Read the whole commentary →