Proverbs 3:35 parallels the inheritance contrast: the wise inherit honor, while fools get shame — similar to folly vs. knowledge here.

Proverbs 4:7-9 expands on wisdom as a crown that exalts, directly paralleling the 'crowned with knowledge' promised to the prudent here.

Proverbs 7:7 illustrates the 'simple' from this verse—a youth lacking sense who falls into temptation, embodying the simple who inherit folly.

Proverbs 11:29 shows the fool inherits wind and becomes a servant — expanding on the consequences of folly inherited by the simple.