King James Version

Proverbs 3:35

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

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כָּ֭בוֹדkavodgloriousכָּבוֹדnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “glorious”, the ordinary formH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).חֲכָמִ֣יםchakhamimwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “wise , man”, the ordinary formH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).יִנְחָ֑לוּyinchalvinheritנָחַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “inherit”, an unfinished actionH5157to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instatedivide, have (inheritance), take as a heritage, (cause to, give to, make to) inherit, (distribute for, divide (for, for an, by), give for, have, leave for, take (for)) inheritance, (have in, cause to, be made to) possess(-ion).וּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםukhesilimand foolכְּסִילconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).מֵרִ֥יםmerimhighרוּםverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “high”, a verb used as a describing wordH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…קָלֽוֹןqalonconfusionקָלוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “confusion”, the ordinary formH7036disgrace; (by implication) the pudendaconfusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The wise shall inherit honour; but as for the fools, they carry away shame.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The wise shall inherit honour; but as for the fools, they carry away shame.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The wise shall inherit glory; but the ungodly have exalted their own dishonour.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δόξαν σοφοὶ κληρονομήσουσιν, οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς ὕψωσαν ἀτιμίαν.