Proverbs 3:35
The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
In Context
34He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
Cross References
Psalms 73:24You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
Proverbs 4:8Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
Proverbs 13:8Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
Daniel 12:2And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
Luke 14:9Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have 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 →