24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.


In Context

21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who is kind to the needy.

22 Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness.

23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

24 The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.

25 A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful.

26 He who fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.

Proverbs 14:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:24The crown of the wise is their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:24The crown of the wise is their riches: the folly of fools, imprudence.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:24The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:24The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the folly of fools is only folly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:24The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools is folly.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.