Proverbs 14:24
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָכָם
châkâm
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
נְבָלָה
nᵉbâlâh
foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment
Key Terms in This Verse
נְבָלָה nᵉbâlâh
foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment
Study H5039 →Cross References
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
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