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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;{HR}His righteousness standeth forever,{HR}His horn shall be exalted with glory. (Psa. 112:9)
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Eccl. 7:11‑12• 11Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance:{HR}Yea, more excellent [is it] for them that see the sun.
 12For wisdom is a defence, [even as] money [is] a defence:{HR}But the excellency of knowledge [is, that]{HR}Wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it. (Eccl. 7:11‑12)
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Isa. 33:6• 6And the riches of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times: the fear of Jehovah [shall be] his treasure. (Isa. 33:6)
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Luke 16:9• 9And I say unto you, make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that, when it fails, ye may be received into everlasting habitations. (Luke 16:9)
foolishness.
Prov. 27:22• 22{i}If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle,{HR}Yet will not his folly depart from him.{/i} (Prov. 27:22)
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Psa. 49:10‑13• 10For he seeth [that] wise men die;{HR}Together the fool and the brutish man perish{HR}And have left to others their wealth.
 11Their inward thought [is] their houses [shall be] forever,{HR}Their dwelling-places to generation and generation;{HR}They have called the lands by their names.
 12But man in honour abideth not;{HR}He hath become like the cattle,{HR}They have been cut off.
 13This their way [is] folly for them;{HR}Yet those who come after them will take pleasure in their words. Selah. (Psa. 49:10‑13)
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Luke 12:19‑20• 19and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid up for many years; repose thyself; eat, drink, be merry.
 20But God said unto him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared? (Luke 12:19‑20)
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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 {i}[there was]{/i} a poor man named Lazarus, [who] lay at his gateway full of sores,
 21and desiring to be filled with the crumbs which fell from the table of the rich man; nay, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
 22And it came to pass that the poor man died, and was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died, and was buried.
 23And in Hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth 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, remember that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, likewise Lazarus evil things; but now here he is comforted, 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

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

W. Kelly Translation

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The crown of the wise [is] their riches;{HR}The folly of the fools [is] folly.