Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Wise

Proverbs 4:8
Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
if you embrace her, she will honor you.
1 Samuel 2:30
“Therefore, this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Israel:

‘Although I said
your family and your ancestral house
would walk before Me forever,
the Lord now says, “No longer!”
I will honor those who honor Me,
but those who despise Me will be disgraced.
Psalm 73:24
You guide me with Your counsel,
and afterward You will take me up in glory.

But

Proverbs 13:8
Riches are a ransom for a man’s life,
but a poor man hears no threat.
Psalm 132:18
I will clothe his enemies with shame,
but the crown he wears will be glorious.”
Isaiah 65:13
Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:

My servants will eat,
but you will be hungry;
My servants will drink,
but you will be thirsty;
My servants will rejoice,
but you will be put to shame.
Daniel 12:2
Many of those who sleep in the dust
of the earth will awake,
some to eternal life,
and some to shame and eternal contempt.

General references

Proverbs 4:8
Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
if you embrace her, she will honor you.

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