Proverbs 14:24
The ateret chachamim is their riches, 1 but the foolishness of kesilim is folly. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
In Context
25An ed emes (true witness) saveth nefashot (souls, lives), 1 but a lying witness is a betrayer. 1
Cross References
Psalms 49:10That he should live on lanetzach, 1 and not see shachat (corruption, decay, the pit). + 49:10 cf Psa 16:10 1
Proverbs 27:22Though thou shouldest grind a fool 1 in the makhtesh (mortar) among grain with the pestle, 1 yet will not his folly be removed from him. 1
Isaiah 33:6And He shall be the emunah (faithfulness, stability) of thy times, 1 a rich store of Yeshu'ah (salvation), chochmah, and da'as; 1 the yirat Hashem is his otzar (treasure). 1
Luke 16:9And I say to you, use the mammon (the wealth of the Olam HaZeh) to make for yourselves yedidim (friends, chaverim), so that when unrighteous mammon fails, they may welcome you into the mishkenot olam (eternal dwellings of the Olam HaBah).
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 →