Proverbs 3:35 The wise shall inherit glory, But shame shall be the legacy of fools.
This is yet another exaltation to be wise. The Proverbs are abundant in these. Yea – there are bountiful blessings in being wise. Yet our wisdom comes from the fear of the Lord, not from the wisdom of this world, which the Apostle James says is earthly, sensual, and demonic. Truly, the wisdom of God is from above, and is:
Jas 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Needless to say those with such wisdom from above are so filled with the righteousness of God, abundant in peace and longsuffering, and the inheritance of glory is yet another one of the benefits of godly wisdom.
Shame, truly, is the legacy of fools. The word shame is the Hebrew word kawlone which means: confusion, dishonor, ignominy, and reproach. The world legacy is translated in the King James as “promotion”. All a fool will ever be promoted to is shame - shame because of their foolishness which abounds from the lack of fear in God. The fool says in his heart that there is no God (Psalms 14, 53) The fool chooses to be indifference to the power and the presence of the Almighty God. The fool refuses to submit under the authority of the very God, the only God, who created Him.
Be wise, therefore, in all the knowledge and understanding, wisdom and truth, which is from above where Christ is.
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