Matthew Henry · Verse 24
The riches of men of wisdom and piety enlarge their usefulness.
Proverbs 14:24
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
BSB
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
KJV
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
ASV
The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.
BBE
Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
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