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The wise will inherit glory, But shame will be the promotion of fools.
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An Eternal Inheritance
Commentators clarify that the 'glory' promised to the wise is not worldly honor but an eternal, heavenly inheritance. This glory is a gift from God to those who are spiritually wise—who know their need for God, trust in Christ for salvation, and live humbly before Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A marked change in style. The continuous exhortation is replaced by a series of maxims.
From them to whom it is due – litera…
19th Century
Anglican
Shame shall be the promotion of fools—That is, dull, stupid people, who despise God’s threatenings ([Reference Proverbs 1…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The wise shall inherit glory The wise are the same with the just and lowly before mentioned, to whom God gives grace…
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