Go
Articles on

Proverbs 14

Prov. 14:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

+
24
The crown
`atarah (Hebrew #5850)
a crown
KJV usage: crown.
Pronounce: at-aw-raw'
Origin: from 5849
of the wise
chakam (Hebrew #2450)
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
KJV usage: cunning (man), subtil, ((un-)), wise((hearted), man).
Pronounce: khaw-kawm'
Origin: from 2449
is their riches
`osher (Hebrew #6239)
wealth
KJV usage: X far (richer), riches.
Pronounce: o'-sher
Origin: from 6238
: but the foolishness
'ivveleth (Hebrew #200)
silliness
KJV usage: folly, foolishly(-ness).
Pronounce: iv-veh'-leth
Origin: from the same as 191
of fools
kciyl (Hebrew #3684)
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
KJV usage: fool(-ish).
Pronounce: kes-eel'
Origin: from 3688
is folly
'ivveleth (Hebrew #200)
silliness
KJV usage: folly, foolishly(-ness).
Pronounce: iv-veh'-leth
Origin: from the same as 191
.

More on:

+
Crown

Cross References

+

Ministry on This Verse

+
crown.
Psa. 112:9• 9He scattereth abroad, he giveth to the needy; his righteousness abideth for ever: his horn shall be exalted with honour. (Psa. 112:9)
;
Eccl. 7:11‑12• 11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and profitable to them that see the sun.
 12For wisdom is a defence as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom maketh them that possess it to live. (Eccl. 7:11‑12)
;
Isa. 33:6• 6and he shall be the stability of thy times, the riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah shall be your treasure. (Isa. 33:6)
;
Luke 16:9• 9And *I* say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that when it fails ye may be received into the eternal tabernacles. (Luke 16:9)
foolishness.
Prov. 27:22• 22If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him. (Prov. 27:22)
;
Psa. 49:10‑13• 10For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.
 11Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever, their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.
 12Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
 13This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah. (Psa. 49:10‑13)
;
Luke 12:19‑20• 19and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.
 20But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared? (Luke 12:19‑20)
;
Luke 16:19‑25• 19Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.
 20And there was a poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his gateway full of sores,
 21and desiring to be filled with the crumbs which fell from the table of the rich man; but the dogs also coming licked his sores.
 22And it came to pass that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. And the rich man also died and was buried.
 23And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
 24And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.
 25But Abraham said, Child, recollect that *thou* hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and *thou* art in suffering. (Luke 16:19‑25)
• Whether poor or wealthy in this world’s goods, the wise are always rich, because possessing treasure that can never fade away. (“Proverbs Fourteen” by H.A. Ironside)
• Of Nabal, Abigail had to say, “Nabal (a fool) is his name, and folly is with him.” (“Proverbs Fourteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

+
24
The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.