Proverbs 3:35

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The wise will inherit honor, but fools get only shame.

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  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: I certainly said that your house and your father’s house would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For those who honor Me I will honor, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
  • Ps 73:24 : 24 You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will take me into glory.
  • Ps 132:18 : 18 'I will clothe his enemies with shame, but upon him, his crown will shine brightly.'
  • Prov 4:8 : 8 Prize her, and she will exalt you; she will honor you when you embrace her.
  • Prov 13:8 : 8 A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.
  • Isa 65:13-15 : 13 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, my servants will eat, but you will go hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.' 14 Behold, my servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts, but you will cry out from the pain of your hearts and wail from a broken spirit. 15 You will leave behind your name as a curse for my chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will put you to death; but to his servants, he will give another name.
  • Dan 12:2-3 : 2 Many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:2
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    2When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the humble comes wisdom.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but those who heed correction are honored.

  • Prov 14:18
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    18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

    16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • Prov 14:33-35
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.

    35A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 3:34
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    34He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble.

  • Prov 14:8-9
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    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

    9Fools mock at making amends for guilt, but goodwill is found among the upright.

  • Prov 17:2
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    2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 10:8
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    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 15:20-21
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    20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Prov 26:1
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    1Like snow in summer and rain during harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 17:6
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    6Children’s children are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Eccl 10:6
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    6Foolishness is set in high places, while the rich sit in lowly positions.

  • Prov 1:32
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    32For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

  • Prov 18:2-3
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    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

    3When the wicked comes, contempt also comes, and with dishonor comes shame.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-19
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    18Let no one deceive themselves. If anyone among you thinks they are wise in this age, let them become foolish so that they may become wise.

    19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'

  • Jer 8:9
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    9The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

  • Prov 29:15
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    15The rod of correction and discipline impart wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

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    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

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    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 18:13
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    13To answer before listening—that is folly and shame.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8A person is praised according to their insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 22:4
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    4The reward for humility and the fear of the LORD is riches, honor, and life.

  • Prov 1:7
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    7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10Where there is pride, there is strife, but wisdom is found in those who take counsel.

  • Eccl 7:5
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    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 26:10
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    10A master archer who wounds all and one who hires a fool or passersby are alike.

  • Prov 28:7
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    7A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.

  • Prov 26:12
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    12Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.