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Proverbs 14:24
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Proverbs 14:24
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The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.
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Proverbs 14:24 in Other Translations
KJV
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The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
ESV
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The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.
NLT
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Wealth is a crown for the wise; the effort of fools yields only foolishness.
MSG
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The wise accumulate wisdom; fools get stupider by the day.
CSB
24
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.
Proverbs 14:24 In-Context
22
Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness.
23
All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
24
The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.
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A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful.
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Whoever fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.
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ver 8
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