The Meaning of Proverbs 3:35 Explained

Proverbs 3:35

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

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

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

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 3:35?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 3:35 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 3:35 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 3:35?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 3:35 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 3:27-35 - The Counsels Of Experience.
Here are many duties! Be generous! Of course we must discriminate-to whom it is due; and we must be prudent-when it is in the power of thine hand, Proverbs 3:27. Moreover, be prompt, Proverbs 3:28. Don't stir up strife or take a mean advantage, Proverbs 3:29-30. In the presence of the prosperity of the violent and evil man, repress envy and recall Psalms 37:1-40.
The word translated secret in Proverbs 3:32 should be rendered "friendship." See Psalms 25:14. Remember that Jesus calls us into this sacred inner circle, John 15:15. Count on God blessing your home-life, Proverbs 3:33. Be lowly and claim your great inheritance, Proverbs 3:34-35. See Matthew 5:3.
We are next admitted into an ancient Hebrew home, Proverbs 4:1-9. We can hear the old patriarch advising his son, with deep and fond anxiety, that he should make the best of his life. What a difference would come over the land if fathers spoke more often like this! But to speak thus needs a background of noble living. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 3

1  various exhortations
13  The gain of wisdom
27  Exhortation to goodness
33  the different state of the wicked and upright

What do the individual words in Proverbs 3:35 mean?

Glory the wise shall inherit but fools Shall be the legacy of shame -
כָּ֭בוֹד חֲכָמִ֣ים יִנְחָ֑לוּ וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מֵרִ֥ים קָלֽוֹן פ

כָּ֭בוֹד  Glory 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
חֲכָמִ֣ים  the  wise 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חָכָם  
Sense: wise, wise (man).
יִנְחָ֑לוּ  shall  inherit 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָחַל  
Sense: to get as a possession, acquire, inherit, possess.
וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים  but  fools 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כְּסִיל  
Sense: fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one.
מֵרִ֥ים  Shall  be  the  legacy 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
קָלֽוֹן  of  shame 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָלֹון  
Sense: shame, disgrace, dishonour, ignominy.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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