Proverbs 14:35

“The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.”

"The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame." - Proverbs 14:35
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What does Proverbs 14:35 mean?

Proverbs 14:35 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame." This particular verse from the book of Proverbs contains wisdom regarding the behavior and consequences of both wise and…

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The Favor of Wisdom: A Pathway to Divine Approval

In Proverbs 14:35, we read, "The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame" (KJV). This verse encapsulates profound truths about the value of wisdom, the dynamics of authority, and the weight of our actions in the presence of those…

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A Prayer for Wisdom and Favor

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a humble heart, seeking Your divine wisdom and understanding. Your Word reminds us in Proverbs 14:35, "The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame." Lord, as I meditate on this verse, I…

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Proverbs 14:35 - "The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame."
Proverbs 3:35 - "The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools."
Proverbs 8:35 - "For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD."
Proverbs 6:35 - "He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts."
Exodus 35:14 - "The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,"
"The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools." - Proverbs 3:35
Ezekiel 35:14 - "Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate."
Proverbs 14:14 - "The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself."
1 Corinthians 14:35 - "And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church."
Leviticus 14:35 - "And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:"
"For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD." - Proverbs 8:35
Proverbs 23:35 - "They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again."
1 Samuel 14:35 - "And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD."
Mark 14:35 - "And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him."
Proverbs 5:14 - "I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly."
Proverbs 14:18 - "The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge."
Proverbs 14:24 - "The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly."
Job 35:14 - "Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him."
Proverbs 14:13 - "Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness."
Proverbs 14:30 - "A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones."
Proverbs 14:19 - "The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous."
Proverbs 14:9 - "Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour."
Proverbs 4:14 - "¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men."
Proverbs 14:5 - "A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies."
Proverbs 2:14 - "Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;"
Proverbs 11:14 - "Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety."
Proverbs 14:34 - "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people."
Proverbs 16:14 - "The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it."
Proverbs 14:23 - "In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury."