Proverbs 3:35
The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
In Context
34He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.
Cross References
Psalms 73:24Thou hast held me by my right hand; and by thy will thou hast conducted me, and with thy glory thou hast received me.
Proverbs 4:8Take hold on her, and she shall exalt thee: thou shalt be glorified by her, when thou shalt embrace her.
Proverbs 13:8The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but he that is poor beareth not reprehension.
Daniel 12:2And many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth, shall awake: some unto life everlasting, and others unto reproach, to see it always.
Luke 14:9And he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee, Give this man place: and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest 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 →