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Proverbs 3:34-35 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 3 · verses 34–35
34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.Proverbs 3:34-35 · King James Version
Proverbs 3:34-35 in context
32For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
33The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
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Key words (Strong's)
- promotionrûwmto be high actively, to rise or raiseH7311 →
- scornethlûwtsproperly, to make mouths atH3887 →
- inheritnâchalto inherit mode of descent), or to occupyH5157 →
- givethnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- gracechêngraciousnessH2580 →
- lowlyʻânâvdepressed , in mind or circumstancesH6035 →
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- shameqâlôwndisgraceH7036 →
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True wisdom consists in the due discharge of our duty towards man, as well as towards God, in honesty as well as piety, and therefore we have here divers excellent precepts of wisdom which relate to our neighbour. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-35