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Proverbs 14

Prov. 14:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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
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Ministry on This Verse

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crown.
Psa. 112:9• 9He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor. (Psa. 112:9)
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Eccl. 7:11‑12• 11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
 12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. (Eccl. 7:11‑12)
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Isa. 33:6• 6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure. (Isa. 33:6)
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Luke 16:9• 9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. (Luke 16:9)
foolishness.
Prov. 27:22• 22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. (Prov. 27:22)
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Psa. 49:10‑13• 10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
 11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
 12Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
 13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. (Psa. 49:10‑13)
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Luke 12:19‑20• 19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
 20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? (Luke 12:19‑20)
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Luke 16:19‑25• 19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
 20And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
 21And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
 22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
 23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
 24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
 25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. (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

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