Proverbs 3:35

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore the LORD God of Israel says, I did indeed say that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever: but now the LORD says, Be it far from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
  • Ps 73:24 : 24 You shall guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
  • Ps 132:18 : 18 His enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon Himself His crown shall flourish.
  • Prov 4:8 : 8 Exalt her, and she will promote you: she will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.
  • Prov 13:8 : 8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches, but the poor hears not rebuke.
  • Isa 65:13-15 : 13 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, 'Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be ashamed; 14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and wail for vexation of spirit. 15 You shall leave your name as a curse for my chosen, for the Lord GOD will slay you and call his servants by another name.
  • Dan 12:2-3 : 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 And those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the sky; and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

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