Proverbs 3:35
The wise shall inherit honour; but as for the fools, they carry away shame.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
In Context
34If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, but unto the humble He giveth grace.
Cross References
Psalms 73:24Thou wilt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me with glory.
Proverbs 4:8Extol her, and she will exalt thee; she will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Proverbs 13:8The ransom of a man's life are his riches; but the poor heareth no threatening.
Daniel 12:2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to reproaches and everlasting abhorrence.
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 →