Proverbs 3:35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. I. ITS CHARACTER. Intelligence, mind, reason is that power by which the supremacy of man over the beasts of the earth is asserted. Whilst, other things being equal, the greatest minds have been Christian, the powers may be predicated of intellect, irrespective of the moral character of its possessor. But a great intellect dissociated from moral control may become a scourge and a terror. II. THE WORK OF SANCTIFIED INTELLECT. It is the glory of God. But this involves the good of man. There is no subject to which intelligence can devote itself but may be made to minister to both. How then shall we work? 1. By prayer. A devotional spirit is the first essential element of piety. 2. By the press. 3. By the pulpit. III. THE REWARD OF SANCTIFIED INTELLECT. It shall "inherit glory." (William Leask.) Parallel Verses KJV: The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.WEB: The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools. |
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