Proverbs 3:35
The wise shall inherit glory; but fools shall obtain disgrace as their portion.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 73:24With thy counsel wilt thou guide me, and afterward take me on to glory.
Proverbs 4:8Hold her in high esteem, and she will exalt thee: she will bring thee to honor, when thou embracest her.
Proverbs 13:8As the ransom of a man's life [hath he often to give] his riches; but the poor heareth no threat.
Daniel 12:2And many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to disgrace 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 →