Proverbs 3:35

Authorized King James Version (1611)

The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed [that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
  • Ps 73:24 : 24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me [to] glory.
  • Ps 132:18 : 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
  • Prov 4:8 : 8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
  • Prov 13:8 : 8 ¶ The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
  • Isa 65:13-15 : 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: 14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. 15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
  • Dan 12:2-3 : 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt. 3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2¶ [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom.

  • 24¶ The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.

  • 18¶ Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

  • 18¶ The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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    15¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

    16¶ A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.

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    33¶ Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known.

    34¶ Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people.

    35¶ The king's favour [is] toward a wise servant: but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame.

  • 3¶ In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • 34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

  • Prov 14:8-9
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    8¶ The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.

    9¶ Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour.

  • 2¶ A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

  • 29¶ He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.

  • 16¶ Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.

  • 8¶ The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

  • 23¶ A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

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    20¶ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

    21¶ Folly [is] joy to [him that is] destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

  • 33¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the instruction of wisdom; and before honour [is] humility.

  • 16¶ A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

  • 1¶ As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

  • 5¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

  • 6¶ Children's children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [are] their fathers.

  • 6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

  • 32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

  • 23¶ A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

  • Prov 18:2-3
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    2¶ A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

    3¶ When the wicked cometh, [then] cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

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    18¶ Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

    19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

  • 9The wise [men] are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom [is] in them?

  • 15¶ The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.

  • 20¶ He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  • 10¶ Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • 14¶ Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.

  • 13¶ He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame unto him.

  • 8¶ A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

  • 24¶ Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.

  • 2¶ The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

  • 5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

  • 4¶ By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life.

  • 7¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • 10¶ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom.

  • 5[It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

  • 11¶ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.

  • 10¶ The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

  • 7¶ Whoso keepeth the law [is] a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous [men] shameth his father.

  • 12¶ Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.