The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:17A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
Proverbs 14:19The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Treasury of Scripture
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
inherit
Proverbs 3:35
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Proverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Jeremiah 16:19
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
the prudent
Proverbs 4:7-9
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding…
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Daniel 12:3
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
