Proverbs 14:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.”
Proverbs 14:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 14:24 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 14:24 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 14:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.”
Proverbs 14:24 — World English Bible
Proverbs 14:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.”
Proverbs 14:24 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 14:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools <FI>is<Fi> folly.”
Proverbs 14:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 14:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.”
Proverbs 14:24 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 14:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.”
Proverbs 14:24 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 14:24 in Context — Proverbs 14
22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
What Does Proverbs 14:24 Mean?
Proverbs 14:24 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free