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


In Context

21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor.

22 Don't they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

23 In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

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

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

26 In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

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