Proverbs 3 · Verse 35

Proverbs 3:35

The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Proverbs 3:35, King James Version

Proverbs 3:35 in other translations

BSBThe wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
WEBThe wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.
ASVThe wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.
YLTHonour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!
DARBYThe wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish.
BBEThe wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
WebsterThe wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

What does Proverbs 3:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 3:32-35

32-35. Reasons for the warning. froward--(Pr 2:15). secret ... righteous--in their communion (Am 3:7).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 The wise - The person who follows the dictates of wisdom, as mentioned above, shall inherit glory; because, being one of the heavenly family, a child of God, he has thereby heaven for his inheritance; but fools, such as those mentioned chapters 1 and 2, shall have ignominy for their exaltation. Many such fools as Solomon speaks of are exalted to the gibbet and gallows. The way to prevent this and the like evils, is to attend to the voice of wisdom. Verse 1 My son - The preceptor continues to deliver his lessons. Forget not my law - Remember what thou hast heard, and practice what thou dost remember; and let all obedience be from the heart: "Let thy heart keep my commandments."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 3:27-35

Our business is to observe the precepts of Christ, and to copy his example; to do justice, to love mercy, and to beware of covetousness; to be ready for every good work, avoiding needless strife, and bearing evils, if possible, rather than seeking redress by law. It will be found there is little got by striving. Let us not envy prosperous oppressors; far be it from the disciples of Christ to choose any of their…

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Proverbs 3:35 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כָּ֭בוֹדKa.VodhonorH3519
חֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.Mimwise [people]H2450
יִנְחָ֑לוּyin.Cha.luthey will inheritH5157
וּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.Limand foolsH3684
מֵרִ֥יםme.Rim[is] lifting upH7311
קָלֽוֹן\׃\ \פka.LonshameH7036

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 3:35

  • Psalms 132:18

    His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

  • Isaiah 65:13-15

    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: Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. 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:

  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    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.

  • Daniel 12:2-3

    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. 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.

  • Psalms 73:24

    Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

  • Proverbs 4:8

    Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

  • Proverbs 13:8

    The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
wise.
4:8; 1Sa 2:30; Ps 73:24
but.
13:8; Ps 132:18; Isa 65:13-15; Da 12:2,3
shall be the promotion of fools. Heb. exalteth the fools.

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Context

  • Proverbs 3:34

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

  • Proverbs 3:35

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

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Proverbs 3:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Los sabios heredarán honra: mas los necios sostendrán ignominia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les sages hériteront la gloire, mais la honte est l’élévation des sots.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Weisen erben Ehre, aber die Toren erhöht die Schande.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Gloriam sapientes possidebunt; stultorum exaltatio ignominia.