The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
The wise shall inherite glory, but shame shalbe the promotion of fooles.
1611 marginal noteHebr. exalteth the fooles.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 31:1
Complete exact-word concordance
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
The wise shall inherite glory, but shame shalbe the promotion of fooles.
1611 marginal noteHebr. exalteth the fooles.
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
She shall giue to thine head an ornament of grace, a crowne of glory shall she deliuer to thee.
1611 marginal noteOr, shee shall compasse thee with a crowne of glory.
1611 marginal noteChap. 1.9
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
The hoary head is a crowne of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousnesse.
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Childrens children are the crowne of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
1611 marginal notePsal. 127.4. and 128.3.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger: and it is his glory to passe ouer a transgression.
1611 marginal noteOr, prudence.
1611 marginal noteChap. 14.29.
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
The glory of yong men is their strength: and the beautie of old men is the gray head.
1611 marginal noteChap.16.31.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
It is the glory of God to conceale a thing: but the honour of Kings is to search out a matter.
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
It is not good to eat much hony: so for men to search their owne glory, is not glory.
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
When righteous men do reioyce, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
1611 marginal noteOr, sought for.
1611 marginal noteIohn 11.10 eccles.10.6 and ver. 28.
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