Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame. New Living Translation The wise inherit honor, but fools are put to shame! English Standard Version The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace. Berean Standard Bible The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame. King James Bible The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. New King James Version The wise shall inherit glory, But shame shall be the legacy of fools. New American Standard Bible The wise will inherit honor, But fools increase dishonor. NASB 1995 The wise will inherit honor, But fools display dishonor. NASB 1977 The wise will inherit honor, But fools display dishonor. Legacy Standard Bible The wise will inherit glory, But fools raise up disgrace. Amplified Bible The wise will inherit honor and glory, But dishonor and shame is conferred on fools. Christian Standard Bible The wise will inherit honor, but he holds up fools to dishonor. Holman Christian Standard Bible The wise will inherit honor, but He holds up fools to dishonor. American Standard Version The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The wise will inherit honor and fools will receive disgrace. Brenton Septuagint Translation The wise shall inherit glory; but the ungodly have exalted their own dishonour. Contemporary English Version You will be praised if you are wise, but you will be disgraced if you are a stubborn fool. Douay-Rheims Bible The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace. English Revised Version The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of fools. GOD'S WORD® Translation Wise people will inherit honor, but fools will bear disgrace. Good News Translation Wise people will gain an honorable reputation, but stupid people will only add to their own disgrace. International Standard Version The wise will inherit honor, but he holds fools up for ridicule. JPS Tanakh 1917 The wise shall inherit honour; But as for the fools, they carry away shame. Literal Standard Version The wise inherit glory, | And fools are bearing away shame! Majority Standard Bible The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame. New American Bible The wise will possess glory, but fools will bear shame. NET Bible The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt. New Revised Standard Version The wise will inherit honor, but stubborn fools, disgrace. New Heart English Bible The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools. Webster's Bible Translation The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. World English Bible The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools. Young's Literal Translation Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Blessings of Wisdom…34He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble. 35The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame. Cross References Proverbs 8:5 O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding. Proverbs 13:5 The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace. Daniel 12:3 Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever. Treasury of Scripture The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. wise Proverbs 4:8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. 1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. Psalm 73:24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. but Proverbs 13:8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. Psalm 132:18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. Isaiah 65:13-15 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: … shall be the promotion of fools Jump to Previous Bearing Carry Disgrace Dishonor Display Foolish Fools Glory Heritage Holds Honor Honour Inherit Promotion Reward Shame WiseJump to Next Bearing Carry Disgrace Dishonor Display Foolish Fools Glory Heritage Holds Honor Honour Inherit Promotion Reward Shame WiseProverbs 3 1. various exhortations13. The gain of wisdom 27. Exhortation to goodness 33. the different state of the wicked and upright (35) Shame shall be the promotion 'of fools.--That is, dull, stupid people, who despise God's threatenings (Proverbs 1:32), are distinguished from others by what is a disgrace to them (Philippians 3:19), and so are noticeable only as examples to be shunned by others. (See Note on Proverbs 14:29.)Verse 35. - The wise shall inherit glory. Proverbs 11:2 indicates that "the wise" here are to be identified with "the lowly" of the preceding verse. Inherit; succeed to it as a matter of course by hereditary right as sons. Heirship implies sonship. Glory (kavod); or, honour; not merely earthly distinction and splendour, the glory of man, but the "glory of God." But shame shall be the promotion of fools; or, as margin, shame exalteth the fools. The rendering of the original, vuk'silim merim kalon, depends upon the meaning to be given to merim, the hiph. participle of rum, hiph. "to lift up, exalt;" and whether the plural, k'silim, in a distributive sense, as in ver. 18, or kalon, is the subject. Various interpretations have been given of the passage. (1) The Vulgate renders, stultorum exaltatio ignominia; i.e. as in the Authorized Version, "shame exalts fools." They "glory in their shame" (Philippians 2:19); or shame renders them conspicuous as warning examples (Ewald); or, as Dathe explains it, "Stulti infamia sunt famosi," "Fools become famous by infamy;" or as Rabbi Levi, "Shame exalts them as into the air, and makes them vanish away." (2) The LXX. renders, Αἱ ἀσεβεῖς ὕψωσαν ἀτιμίαν, i.e. "Fools exalt shame, prize what others despise" (Plumptre). (3) Umbreit, Bertheau, Zockler, render, "Shame sweeps fools away," i.e. lifts them up in order to sweep away and destroy them (cf. Isaiah 57:14). . . . Hebrew The wiseחֲכָמִ֣ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2450: Wise will inherit יִנְחָ֑לוּ (yin·ḥā·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5157: To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate honor, כָּ֭בוֹד (kā·ḇō·wḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness but fools וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים (ū·ḵə·sî·lîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool are held up מֵרִ֥ים (mê·rîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise to shame. קָלֽוֹן׃ (qā·lō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7036: Disgrace, the pudenda Links Proverbs 3:35 NIVProverbs 3:35 NLT Proverbs 3:35 ESV Proverbs 3:35 NASB Proverbs 3:35 KJV Proverbs 3:35 BibleApps.com Proverbs 3:35 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 3:35 Chinese Bible Proverbs 3:35 French Bible Proverbs 3:35 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 3:35 The wise will inherit glory but shame (Prov. 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