Proverbs 14:24
The Scripture
(24) The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Proverbs 14 the text contrasts the wise and the foolish, emphasizing that the wise person listens to counsel while the foolish one rejects it. It also notes that the wise man is a friend to the poor and the fool to the rich, and that the wise will prosper while the foolish will be his own ruin.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 112:9Ecclesiastes 7:11Ecclesiastes 7:12Isaiah 33:6Luke 16:9Proverbs 27:22Psalms 49:10Psalms 49:11Psalms 49:12Psalms 49:13Luke 12:19Luke 12:20
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