King James Version
Proverbs 14:24
24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Proverbs 14:24 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is folly.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Wealth is a crown for the wise; the effort of fools yields only foolishness.
Context of Proverbs 14:24
22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. 23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. 25A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. 26In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:24 word by word
עֲטֶ֣רֶת חֲכָמִ֣ים עָשְׁרָ֑ם אִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 14:24
- Psalms 112:9He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
- Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
- Isaiah 33:6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
- Luke 16:9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
- Proverbs 27:22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
- Psalms 49:10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
- Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
- Luke 16:19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Commentaries on Proverbs 14:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24But the foolishness of fools is folly - The Targum reads, The honor of fools is folly. The fool, from his foolishness, produces acts of folly. This appears to be the meaning.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24“The crown,” i. e., the glory of the wise man constitutes his wealth. He alone is truly rich even as he alone (compare Proverbs 14:18 note) is truly king. The seeming tautology of the second clause is really its point. Turn “the foolishness of fools” as you will, it comes back to “foolishness” at last.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24Verse 24 The riches of men of wisdom and piety enlarge their usefulness.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24This proverb shares a general idea. Sometimes, fools have wealth (Proverbs 10:2; 11:18), and poverty does not always come from foolishness (compare Proverbs 13:23; 16:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. (Compare Pr 3:16). foolishness ... folly--Folly remains, or produces folly; it has no benefit.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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