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Proverbs 3:35 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 3 · verse 35
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.Proverbs 3:35 · King James Version
Proverbs 3:35 in context
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- promotionrûwmto be high actively, to rise or raiseH7311 →
- inheritnâchalto inherit mode of descent), or to occupyH5157 →
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- shameqâlôwndisgraceH7036 →
- wisechâkâmwiseH2450 →
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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