Proverbs 3:35

The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up ¹  to public contempt. ² 

The wise inherit honour, but fools he holds up to shame.

The wise will inherit honor, But fools display dishonor.

The wise inherit honor, but fools are put to shame!

Wise living gets rewarded with honor; stupid living gets the booby prize.

The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

The wise will inherit honor, but stubborn fools, disgrace.

The wise shall inherit glory, But shame shall be the legacy of fools.

The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up ¹  to public contempt. ² 

¹ tc MT reads מֵרִים (merim, “he lifts up”): singular Hiphil participle of רוּם (rum, “to rise; to exalt”), functioning verbally with the Lord as the implied subject: “but he lifts up fools to shame.” The LXX and Vulgate reflect the plural מְרִימִים (mÿrimim, “they exalt”) with “fools” (כְּסִילִים, kesilim) as the explicit subject: “but fools exalt shame.” The textual variant was caused by haplography or dittography of ים (depending on whether MT or the alternate tradition is original).

² tn The noun קָלוֹן (qalon, “ignominy; dishonor; contempt”) is from קָלָה (qalah) which is an alternate form of קָלַל (qalal) which means (1) “to treat something lightly,” (2) “to treat with contempt [or, with little esteem]” or (3) “to curse.” The noun refers to personal disgrace or shame. While the wise will inherit honor, fools will be made a public display of dishonor. God lets fools entangle themselves in their folly in a way for all to see.