Proverbs 14:24
The crown of the wise is their riches: the folly of fools, imprudence.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
In Context
23In much work there shall be abundance: but where there are many words, there is oftentimes want.
25A faithful witness delivereth souls: and the double dealer uttereth lies.
Cross References
Psalms 49:10and shall still live unto the end.
Proverbs 27:22Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.
Isaiah 33:6And there shall be faith in thy times: riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
Luke 16:9And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity; that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:24
23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. Note, 1. Working, without talking, will make men rich: In all labour of the head, or of the hand, there is profit; it will turn to some good account or other. Industrious people are generally thriving people, and where there is something done there is something to be had. The stirring hand gets a penny. It is good therefore to keep in business, and to keep in action, and what our hand finds to do to do it with all our might. 2.… Read the whole commentary →