Proverbs 14:24
The crown of the wise is their riches,but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
In Context
23In all hard work there is profit,but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
25A truthful witness saves souls,but a false witness is deceitful.
Cross References
Psalms 49:10For he sees that wise men die;likewise the fool and the senseless perish,and leave their wealth to others.
Proverbs 27:22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Isaiah 33:6There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.The fear of the Lord is your treasure.
Luke 16:9I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails, they may receive you into the eternal tents.
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 →