Proverbs 14:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 14:24

22 Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truth belong to those who devise good.

23 In all labor there is profit,
But¹ idle chatter leads only to poverty.

24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is folly.

25 A true witness¹ delivers ^asouls,
But a deceitful witness speaks lies.

26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And His children will have a place of refuge.

27 ^aThe fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.

28 In a multitude of people is a king’s honor,
But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.

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.

New English Translation
The crown of the wise is their riches,¹ but the folly² of fools is folly.