Proverbs 3:35
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 3:35 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 3:35 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. shall be...: Heb. exalteth the fools" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 3:35 — KJV
“The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. shall be...: Heb. exalteth the fools”
— Proverbs 3:35 (KJV)
Proverbs 3:35 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 3:35
“His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. accursed...: Heb. the curse of God”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:35: wise, inherit, heb
“He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's house. large: Heb. large of spaces”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:35: glory, shame, heb
“The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? The wise...: or, Have they been ashamed, etc what...: Heb. the wisdom of what thing”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:35: wise, shame, heb
“To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. «Written to the Romans from Corinthus, and sent by Phebe servant of the church at Cenchrea.»”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:35: wise, glory, heb
“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. destroyed: Heb. broken”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 3:35: wise, fools, heb
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