Proverbs 14:24
Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
In Context
23In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.
25A faythfull witnesse deliuereth soules: but a deceiptfull witnesse bryngeth foorth lyes.
Cross References
Proverbs 27:22Though thou shouldest bray a foole with a pestel in a morter like furmentie corne: yet wyll not his foolishnes go from hym.
Isaiah 33:6And a sure stablishyng of thy tymes, shalbe strength, health, wisdome, and knowledge: and the very feare of the Lorde shalbe the treasure of it.
Luke 16:9And I saye vnto you, make you friends of the vnrighteous Mammo, that when ye shall haue neede, they may receaue you into euerlastyng habitations.
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 →