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Proverbs 14:24

NETBible	The crown of the wise is their riches,¹ but the folly² of fools is folly.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 14:24	The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 14:24	The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools is foolishness.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 14:24	Wealth is a crown for the wise; the effort of fools yields only folly.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 14:24	The wise accumulate wisdom; fools get stupider by the day.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 14:24	Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 14:24	The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 14:24	The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is folly.
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KJV	The crown <05850> of the wise <02450> [is] their riches <06239>_: [but] the foolishness <0200> of fools <03684> [is] folly <0200>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 14:24	The crown <05850> of the wise <02450> is their riches <06239> , But the folly <0200> of fools <03684> is foolishness <0200> .
LXXM	stefanov <4735> N-NSM sofwn <4680> A-GPM panourgov <3835> A-NSM h <3588> T-NSF de <1161> PRT diatribh {N-NSF} afronwn <878> A-GPM kakh <2556> A-NSF
NET [draft] ITL	The crown <05850> of the wise <02450> is their riches <06239> , but the folly <0200> of fools <03684> is folly <0200> .
HEBREW	tlwa <0200> Mylyok <03684> tlwa <0200> Mrse <06239> Mymkx <02450> trje (14:24) <05850>

NETBible

The crown of the wise is their riches,¹ but the folly² of fools is folly.

NET Notes

¹sn C. H. Toy suggests that this line probably means that wealth is an ornament to those who use it well (Proverbs [ICC], 269). J. H. Greenstone suggests that it means that the wisdom of the wise, which is their crown of glory, constitutes their wealth (Proverbs, 155).

²tc The MT reads אִוֶלֶת (’ivelet, “folly”). The editors of BHS propose emending the text to וְלִוְיַת (vÿlivyat, “but the wealth”), as suggested by the LXX. See M. Rotenberg, “The Meaning of אִוֶּלֶת in Proverbs,” LesŒ 25 (1960-1961): 201. A similar emendation is followed by NAB (“the diadem”) and NRSV (“the garland”).