Proverbs 14:24

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools `is' folly.

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  • Ps 49:10-13 : 10 For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth. 11 Their heart `is': Their houses `are' to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands. 12 And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off. 13 This their way `is' folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath scattered -- hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with honour.
  • Prov 27:22 : 22 If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
  • Eccl 7:11-12 : 11 Wisdom `is' good with an inheritance, And an advantage `it is' to those beholding the sun. 12 For wisdom `is' a defense, money `is' a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom `is', She reviveth her possessors.
  • Isa 33:6 : 6 And hath been the stedfastness of thy times, The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, Fear of Jehovah -- it `is' His treasure.
  • Luke 12:19-20 : 19 and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry. 20 `And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare -- to whom shall they be?
  • Luke 16:9 : 9 and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles.
  • Luke 16:19-25 : 19 `And -- a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day, 20 and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores, 21 and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; yea, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores. 22 `And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham -- and the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom, 24 and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame. 25 `And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive -- thou -- thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;

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    3In the mouth of a fool `is' a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

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    23A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.

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    24The face of the intelligent `is' to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.

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    22A fountain of life `is' understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.

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    16Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

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    14The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.

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    2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

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    15The way of a fool `is' right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel `is' wise.

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    20A treasure to be desired, and oil, `Is' in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

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    23In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips `is' only to want.

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    11A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

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    7The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools `is' not right.

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    1Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.

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    21The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.

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    8The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

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    23To execute inventions `is' as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.

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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

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    12Words of the mouth of the wise `are' gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

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    6For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So `is' the laughter of a fool, even this `is' vanity.

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    5Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,

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    24For riches `are' not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.