Proverbs 3:35

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘I really did say that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve me forever.’ But now the LORD says,‘May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
  • Ps 73:24 : 24 You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.
  • Ps 132:18 : 18 I will humiliate his enemies, and his crown will shine.
  • Prov 4:8 : 8 Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
  • Prov 13:8 : 8 The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, thus the poor person has never heard a threat.
  • Isa 65:13-15 : 13 So this is what the Sovereign LORD says:“Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry! Look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty! Look, my servants will rejoice, but you will be humiliated! 14 Look, my servants will shout for joy as happiness fills their hearts! But you will cry out as sorrow fills your hearts; you will wail because your spirits will be crushed. 15 Your names will live on in the curse formulas of my chosen ones. The Sovereign LORD will kill you, but he will give his servants another name.
  • Dan 12:2-3 : 2 Many of those who sleep in the dusty ground will awake– some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence. 3 But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.

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    2After pride came, disgrace followed; but wisdom came with humility.

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

  • Prov 13:18
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    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Prov 14:18
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    18The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Prov 14:33-35
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

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  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 3:34
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    34With arrogant scoffers he is scornful, yet he shows favor to the humble.

  • Prov 14:8-9
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    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

    9Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.

  • Prov 17:2
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    2A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 10:8
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    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

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

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

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    33The fear of the LORD provides wise instruction, and before honor comes humility.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

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

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 17:6
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    6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Eccl 10:6
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    6Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

  • Prov 1:32
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    32For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

  • Prov 18:2-3
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    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

    3When a wicked person arrives, contempt shows up with him, and with shame comes a reproach.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-19
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    18Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

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  • Jer 8:9
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    9Your wise men will be put to shame. They will be dumbfounded and be brought to judgment. Since they have rejected the LORD’s message, what wisdom do they really have?

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    15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

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    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 18:13
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    13The one who gives an answer before he listens– that is his folly and his shame.

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  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

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

  • Prov 1:7
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    7Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

  • Eccl 7:5
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  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 26:10
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    10Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passerby.

  • Prov 28:7
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    7The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.

  • Prov 26:12
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    12You have seen a man wise in his own opinion– there is more hope for a fool than for him.