Proverbs 3:35

In 11 translations

BSB

The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.

KJV

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

WEB

The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.

ASV

The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

LSV

The wise inherit glory, || And fools are bearing away shame!

YLT

Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!

DBY

The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish.

DRC

The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace.

GNV

The wise shall inherite glorie: but fooles dishonour, though they be exalted.

JPS

The wise shall inherit honour; but as for the fools, they carry away shame.

LXXE

The wise shall inherit glory; but the ungodly have exalted their own dishonour.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

כָּ֭בוֹד חֲכָמִ֣ים יִנְחָ֑לוּ וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מֵרִ֥ים קָלֽוֹן׃

LXX-Br

Δόξαν σοφοὶ κληρονομήσουσιν, οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς ὕψωσαν ἀτιμίαν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 132:18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
• Daniel 12:2–3And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to…
• Isaiah 65:13–15Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. My servants will shout…
• 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who…
• Psalms 73:24You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
• Proverbs 4:8Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
• Proverbs 13:8Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.

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