Proverbs 14:24
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
In Context
23There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
25A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
Cross References
Psalms 49:10For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
Proverbs 27:22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
Isaiah 33:6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
Luke 16:9I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when you fail, they will welcome you into eternal 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 →