Proverbs 14:24

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In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.	The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.	A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh lies.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The crown^H5850 of the wise^H2450 is their riches^H6239: but the foolishness^H200 of fools^H3684 is folly^H200.

Original Hebrew

עֲטֶרֶת חֲכָמִים עָשְׁרָם אִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים אִוֶּלֶת׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
עֲטֶ֣רֶת	'a.Te.ret	H5850	HNcfsc	(is the) crown of
חֲכָמִ֣ים	cha.kha.Mim	H2450	HAampa	wise (people)
עָשְׁרָ֑/ם	'a.she.Ra/m	H6239	HNcmsc/Sp3mp	wealth/ their
אִוֶּ֖לֶת	'i.Ve.let	H200	HNcfsc	(the) folly of
כְּסִילִ֣ים	ke.si.Lim	H3684	HAampa	fools
אִוֶּֽלֶת	'i.Ve.let	H200	HNcfsa	(is) folly

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H200 — אִוֶּלֶת (ʼivveleth, iv-veh'-leth): from the same as אֱוִיל; silliness; folly, foolishly(-ness).
H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
H5850 — עֲטָרָה (ʻăṭârâh, at-aw-raw'): from עָטַר; a crown; crown.
H6239 — עֹשֶׁר (ʻôsher, o'-sher): from עָשַׁר; wealth; [idiom] far (richer), riches.

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