מדרש אויף דברי הימים א 4:9

And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them (Exod. 29:1). Scripture says elsewhere in reference to this verse: The wise shall inherit honor (Prov. 3:35). Fitting, indeed, is the honor accorded to the wise men who labor in the Torah. The Torah says: Riches and honor are with me; yea, enduring riches and righteousness (Prov. 8:18). You find that though thirty-six generations passed by between Adam and Jabez, the word honor is employed only in reference to Jabez, as it is said: And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren (I Chron. 4:9). Why was he referred to as honorable? Because he was one of the wise men who arranged public assemblies to discuss problems of law, as is said: And the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Succathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab (I Chron. 2:55). R. Judah the son of Shalum stated in the name of R. Aibu: Two descendants of Adam were similarly honored, etc.

Another matter: “This is the matter” – that is what is written: “The wise will inherit honor” (Proverbs 3:35). Honor is nothing other than Torah. Know [this to be true]: What is said at the beginning of Chronicles? “Adam, Seth, Enosh” (Chronicles 1:1), and likewise all of them; you do not find honor written regarding any of them until you reach Yabetz, as it is stated: “Yabetz was honored more than his brethren” (I Chronicles 4:9). Why is honor written in his regard? It is because he toiled in Torah.²²The Sages assert that Yabetz toiled in Torah and taught Torah to the masses; see, e.g., Temura 16a. That is, “the wise will inherit honor.” Likewise you find regarding Aaron. What is written? “The Torah of truth was in his mouth” (Malachi 2:6). What did the Holy One blessed be He say to Moses? “You shall make holy vestments for Aaron your brother, for honor and for splendor” (Exodus 28:2). All this was due to the Torah in which he toiled. That is, “the wise will inherit honor.”