PRO 14:24 Parallel View

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ULT The crown of the wise ones is their riches;
 ⇔ the folly of stupid ones is folly.

UST Wise people will acquire wealth,
⇔ but stupid people only act more foolishly because they are foolish.

BSB  ⇔ The crown of the wise is their wealth,
⇔ but the effort of fools is folly.

OEB The crown of the wise is their wisdom,
⇔ and the garland of fools is their folly.

WEB The crown of the wise is their riches,
⇔ but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

NET The crown of the wise is their riches,
 ⇔ but the folly of fools is folly.

LSV The crown of the wise is their wealth,
The folly of fools [is] folly.

FBV The wise are rewarded with wealth, but stupid people are rewarded with stupidity.

T4T  ⇔ One of the rewards [MET] of being wise is to become rich;
⇔ the reward of acting foolishly is to become more foolish.

LEB • is their wealth; the folly of fools is 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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JPS The crown of the wise is their riches; but the folly of fools remaineth folly.

ASV The crown of the wise is their riches;
 ⇔ But the folly of fools is only folly.

DRA The crown of the wise is their riches: the folly of fools, imprudence.

YLT The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.

DBY The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.

RV The crown of the wise is their riches: but the folly of fools is only folly.

WBS The crown of the wise is their riches: but the folly of fools is only folly.

KJB The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

BB Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.
(Riches are as a crown unto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishness.)

GNV The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.
(The crown of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.)

CB Riches are an ornament vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.
(Riches are an ornament unto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishness.)

WYC The coroun of wise men is the richessis of hem; the fooli of foolis is vnwarnesse.
(The crown of wise men is the richessis of hem; the fooli of foolis is unwarnesse.)

LUT Den Weisen ist ihr Reichtum eine Krone; aber die Torheit der Narren bleibt Torheit.
(Den Weisen is her Reichtum one Krone; but the Torheit the Narren bleibt Torheit.)

CLV Corona sapientium divitiæ eorum; fatuitas stultorum imprudentia.

BRN A prudent man is the crown of the wise: but the occupation of fools is evil.

BrLXX Στέφανος σοφῶν πανοῦργος, ἡ δὲ διατριβὴ ἀφρόνων κακή.
(Stefanos sofōn panourgos, haʸ de diatribaʸ afronōn kakaʸ.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֲטֶ֣רֶת

crown

Here Solomon speaks of the reward of the wise ones as if it were a crown they wear. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. See how you translated the similar use of crown in 14:18. Alternate translation: “The reward of” or “The reward that is like a crown of”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים

folly fools

See how you translated this phrase in 14:8.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אִוֶּ֖לֶת & אִוֶּֽלֶת

folly & folly

See how you translated the abstract noun folly in 5:23.

Parallel PRO 14:24