Verse Comparison: Proverbs 14:24
American Standard Version
The crown of the wise is their riches; `But' the folly of fools is `only' folly.
Amplified® Bible
The crown of the wise is their wealth of Wisdom, but the foolishness of [self-confident] fools is [nothing but] folly.
Contemporary English Version
Wisdom can make you rich, but foolishness leads to more foolishness.
Darby English Version
The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.
Good News Bible
Wise people are rewarded with wealth, but fools are known by their foolishness.
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 folly of fools is foolishness.
New International Version
The wealth of the wise is their crown,
but the folly of fools yields folly.
New King James Version
The crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is folly.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The crown of the wise consists of their riches, But the folly of fools consists of their foolishness.
Revised Standard Version
The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.
Young's Literal Translation
The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools `is' folly.
