Proverbs 14:24
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- 62 C. H. Toy suggests that this line probably means that wealth is an ornament to those who use it well (Proverbs [], ). J. H. Greenstone suggests that it means that the wisdom of the wise, which is their crown of glory, constitutes their wealth (Proverbs, 155).
- 63 The reads אִוֶלֶת (’ivelet, “folly”). The editors of propose emending the text to וְלִוְיַת (vélivyat, “but the wealth”), as suggested by the . See M. Rotenberg, “The Meaning of אִוֶּלֶת in Proverbs,” Leš 25 (1960–1961): 201. A similar emendation is followed by (“the diadem”) and (“the garland”).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the folly of fools brings folly.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The wealth of the wise is their crown,
but the folly of fools yields folly.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Wealth is a crown for the wise;
the effort of fools yields only foolishness.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The crown of the wise is their wealth;
the folly of fools is folly.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The crown of the wise is their riches:
But the foolishness of fools is folly.
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