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
Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
1 Samuel 2:30
Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, 'I really did say that your house and your ancestor's house would serve me forever.' But now the Lord says, 'May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
Psalm 73:24
You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.
But
Proverbs 13:8
The ransom of a person's life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.
Psalm 132:18
I will humiliate his enemies, and his crown will shine.
Isaiah 65:13
So this is what the sovereign Lord says: "Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry! Look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty! Look, my servants will rejoice, but you will be humiliated!
Daniel 12:2
Many of those who sleep in the dusty ground will awake -- some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence.
General references
Proverbs 4:8
Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.