Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly. New Living Translation Wealth is a crown for the wise; the effort of fools yields only foolishness. English Standard Version The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly. Berean Standard Bible The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly. King James Bible The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. New King James Version The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is folly. New American Standard Bible The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness. NASB 1995 The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools is foolishness. NASB 1977 The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools is foolishness. Legacy Standard Bible The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools is folly. Amplified Bible The crown of the wise is their wealth [of wisdom], But the foolishness of [closed-minded] fools is [nothing but] folly. Christian Standard Bible The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness. Holman Christian Standard Bible The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness. American Standard Version The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly. Aramaic Bible in Plain English A crown of the wise is their wealth, and the way of life of fools is their insanity. Brenton Septuagint Translation A prudent man is the crown of the wise: but the occupation of fools is evil. Contemporary English Version Wisdom can make you rich, but foolishness leads to more foolishness. Douay-Rheims Bible The crown of the wise is their riches: the folly of fools, imprudence. English Revised Version The crown of the wise is their riches: but the folly of fools is only folly. GOD'S WORD® Translation The crown of wise people is their wealth. The stupidity of fools is just that-stupidity! Good News Translation Wise people are rewarded with wealth, but fools are known by their foolishness. International Standard Version The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the stupidity of fools is just that—stupidity! JPS Tanakh 1917 The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools remaineth folly. Literal Standard Version The crown of the wise is their wealth, | The folly of fools [is] folly. Majority Standard Bible The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly. New American Bible The crown of the wise is wealth; the diadem of fools is folly. NET Bible The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly. New Revised Standard Version The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools. New Heart English Bible The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly. Webster's Bible Translation The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. World English Bible The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly. Young's Literal Translation The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools is folly. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Wise Woman…23There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty. 24The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly. 25A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.… Cross References Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it. Proverbs 13:8 Riches may ransom a man's life, but a poor man hears no threat. Proverbs 14:23 There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty. Proverbs 21:20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them. Treasury of Scripture The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. crown Psalm 112:9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour. Ecclesiastes 7:11,12 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun… Isaiah 33:6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure. foolishness Proverbs 27:22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Psalm 49:10-13 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others… Luke 12:19,20 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry… Jump to Previous Behaviour Crown Crowns Folly Foolish Foolishness Fools Garland Head Riches Round Unwise Wealth Wisdom Wise YieldsJump to Next Behaviour Crown Crowns Folly Foolish Foolishness Fools Garland Head Riches Round Unwise Wealth Wisdom Wise YieldsProverbs 14 1. A wise woman builds her house(24) The crown of the wise is their riches.--They adorn and set off the wisdom of the wise, and bring it more prominently into notice; but the "foolishness of fools" remains folly. The rich fool only displays his folly all the more from being set in a conspicuous position.Verse 24. - The crown of the wise is their riches. This is taken by some ('Speaker's Commentary') to mean the glory of the wise man, the fame and splendour which surround him, constitute his wealth; but it is better to interpret it thus: Riches are an ornament to a wise man; they enhance and set off his wisdom in the eyes of others, enable him to use it to advantage, and are not the snare which they might be because they are employed religiously and profitably for the good of others. Ecclesiastes 7:11, "Wisdom is good together with an inheritance, and profitable to them that see the sun." The Septuagint has, "The crown of the wise is the clever man (πανοῦργος)," for which has been substituted by some editors, in agreement with the present Hebrew text, πλοῦτους αὐτῶν, " their wealth." The Greek translators, according to their reading, denote that one eminently clever man is a glory to the whole body of wise men. But the folly of fools is only folly; that is, even though it were accompanied with riches. Decorate folly as you may, trick it out in gaud and ornament, it is still nothing but folly, and is discerned as such, and that all the more for being made conspicuous. Schultens, followed by Wordsworth, finds a play of words here. The words rendered "fool" and "folly" imply "fatness," like the Greek παχὺς and the Latin crassus, which have also this double meaning. So the sentence reads, "Riches are a crown to the wise; but the abundant fatness of fools is only fatness." The last clause is translated by the LXX., "But the fools' way of life (διατριβὴ) is evil." St. Gregory ('Moral.,' 22:8) comments on this verse thus: "It was these riches of wisdom that Solomon having before his eyes, saith, 'The crown of the wise is their riches.' Which same person, because it is not metals of earth, but understanding, that he calls by the name of riches, thereupon adds by way of a contrary, 'But the foolishness of fools is imprudence.' For if he called earthly riches the crown of the wise. surely he would own the senselessness of fools to be poverty rather than imprudence. But whereas he added, 'the foolishness of fools is imprudence,' he made it plain that he called prudence 'the riches of the wise'" (Oxford tran cf.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת (‘ă·ṭe·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5850: A crown, wreath of the wise חֲכָמִ֣ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2450: Wise is their wealth, עָשְׁרָ֑ם (‘ā·šə·rām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6239: Wealth [but] the effort אִוֶּ֖לֶת (’iw·we·leṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 200: Silliness of fools כְּסִילִ֣ים (kə·sî·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool [is] folly. אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ (’iw·we·leṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 200: Silliness Links Proverbs 14:24 NIVProverbs 14:24 NLT Proverbs 14:24 ESV Proverbs 14:24 NASB Proverbs 14:24 KJV Proverbs 14:24 BibleApps.com Proverbs 14:24 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 14:24 Chinese Bible Proverbs 14:24 French Bible Proverbs 14:24 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 14:24 The crown of the wise is their (Prov. Pro Pr) |
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