Proverbs 3:35
"The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

The wise shall inherit glory,.... The wise are the same with the just and lowly before mentioned, to whom God gives grace, and to these he gives glory. The "wise" are such who are so, not in a natural, civil, or notional sense, or that are wise in the things of nature, in civil affairs and in speculative matters of religion; but in a spiritual sense, who are wise unto salvation; who know themselves, the sinfulness of their nature, their inability to do that which is good, and their want of righteousness to justify them before God; who are sensible of the sickness and diseases of their souls, their spiritual poverty, and their

great folly and ignorance with respect to things of a spiritual nature; who know Christ, and him crucified, the way of peace, pardon, righteousness, and salvation by him; that know him, not only notionally, but so as to apply unto him, and rest on him for salvation; who build it on him the foundation, on him only, and give him all the glory of it; and who have also a competent knowledge of the Gospel, and a comfortable experience of the truths of it; and who take up a profession of religion upon such an experience, and hold it fast without depending on it, and have a conversation becoming it, walking circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise. Now these shall "inherit glory"; not the glory of this world, or honour among men in it; but the glory of another, of which the glory of this world, and of, he most excellent things in it, is but a faint resemblance: it is unseen, inconceivable, and incomparable; it is an eternal glory which Christ is entered into, and the same the Father has given him; and will lie in the vision of God, and communion with him; in beholding the glory of Christ, and in having a glory put upon them both in soul and body: and this they shall enjoy as an inheritance; not by purchase or acquisition, but by free gift; as a bequest of their Father; which comes to them as children, through the death of Christ the testator, and will be possessed for ever, as inheritances run; but shame shall be the promotion of fools; not fools in a natural, but in a religious sense; such who know not themselves, nor the way of salvation; who mock at sin, and scoff at religion: these and everyone of these "shall take" or "lift up shame" (m), as their part and portion, alluding to the heave offering under the law, in opposition to the glory the wise shall inherit and possess. Or, "shame shall lift up fools" (n); hold them forth, and make them manifest and conspicuous: all the promotion they shall be raised unto will be only shame and confusion, if not in this world, yet in that to come; for, when they shall rise from the dead, it will be "to shame and everlasting contempt", Dan 12:2. The Targum is, "fools shall receive tribulation;'' that shall be their inheritance in the other world. (m) "unusquisque stultorum suscipit, vel sustinet, ignominiam", Vatablus. (n) "Stolidos vero tollit ignominia", Junius & Tremellius. Next: Proverbs Chapter 4 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Proverbs: Pro... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: Proverbs: Pro... »

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (6 words)

H3519 כָּבוֹד
Definition:

Rarely kabod {kaw-bode'}; fromkabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness -- glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).see HEBREWkabadBrown-Driver-BriggsII.כָּבוֺ Rarely kabod {kaw-bode'}; fromkabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness -- glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).see HEBREWkabadBrown-Driver-BriggsII.כָּבוֺ

Possible Meanings:
  • abundance (semantic_range)
  • abundance (semantic_range)
  • riches (semantic_range)
H2450 חָכָם
Definition:

667t.; constructחֲכַםIsaiah 3:39t.; pluralחֲכָמִיםDeuteronomy 1:1339t.; constructחַכְמֵיExodus 28:34t.; suffixחֲכָמֶיךָIsaiah 19:12etc. + 8 t.;feminineחֲכָמָה2 Samuel 14:2;2 Samuel 20:16; constructחַכ 667t.; constructחֲכַםIsaiah 3:39t.; pluralחֲכָמִיםDeuteronomy 1:1339t.; constructחַכְמֵיExodus 28:34t.; suffixחֲכָמֶיךָIsaiah 19:12etc. + 8 t.;feminineחֲכָמָה2 Samuel 14:2;2 Samuel 20:16; constructחַכ

Possible Meanings:
  • wise (semantic_range)
  • skilful (semantic_range)
  • wise in the administration of affairs (semantic_range)
  • shrewd (semantic_range)
  • crafty (semantic_range)
H5157 נָחַל
Definition:

22b +; Late Hebrewid.(rare)); —QalPerfect׳נZechariah 2:16; 2masculine singularנָחַלְתָּExodus 23:208t. Perfect;Imperfect3masculine singularיִנְחַלְIsaiah 57:13; 3masculine pluralיִנְחֲלוּNumbers 18:23 22b +; Late Hebrewid.(rare)); —QalPerfect׳נZechariah 2:16; 2masculine singularנָחַלְתָּExodus 23:208t. Perfect;Imperfect3masculine singularיִנְחַלְIsaiah 57:13; 3masculine pluralיִנְחֲלוּNumbers 18:23

Possible Meanings:
  • palm-tree (semantic_range)
H3684 כְּסִיל
Definition:

1144t.; pluralכְּסִילִיםPsalm 94:825t.; — ""בערPsalm 49:11;Psalm 92:7;Psalm 94:8, elsewhere only in Wisd Lt.; he hates knowledgeProverbs 1:22; delights not in understandingProverbs 18:2; it is his spo 1144t.; pluralכְּסִילִיםPsalm 94:825t.; — ""בערPsalm 49:11;Psalm 92:7;Psalm 94:8, elsewhere only in Wisd Lt.; he hates knowledgeProverbs 1:22; delights not in understandingProverbs 18:2; it is his spo

Possible Meanings:
  • Orion (semantic_range)
H7311 רוּם
Definition:

14+; 3 feminine singularרָ֫מָה1 Samuel 2:1+;וְרָאֲמָהZechariah 14:10seeרָאַם; 3 pluralרָמוּProverbs 30:13;Psalm 131:1,רָ֑מּוּJob 22:12(Baer Gi; Ges§ 20 i);ImperfectיָרוּרָםIsaiah 30:18+, jussiveיָרֹםN 14+; 3 feminine singularרָ֫מָה1 Samuel 2:1+;וְרָאֲמָהZechariah 14:10seeרָאַם; 3 pluralרָמוּProverbs 30:13;Psalm 131:1,רָ֑מּוּJob 22:12(Baer Gi; Ges§ 20 i);ImperfectיָרוּרָםIsaiah 30:18+, jussiveיָרֹםN

Possible Meanings:
  • height (semantic_range)
H7036 קָלוֹן
Definition:

2ignominy, dishonour; — absolute׳קHosea 4:7+; constructקְלוֺןIsaiah 22:18; suffixקְלוֺנֵךְJeremiah 13:26+; —1of nationalignominyHosea 4:7,18 (dubious Line, see Che Now),Jeremiah 46:12(read probablyקוֺ 2ignominy, dishonour; — absolute׳קHosea 4:7+; constructקְלוֺןIsaiah 22:18; suffixקְלוֺנֵךְJeremiah 13:26+; —1of nationalignominyHosea 4:7,18 (dubious Line, see Che Now),Jeremiah 46:12(read probablyקוֺ

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