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Proverbs 14:24 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Proverbs 14:24Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:246 words
HebrewMeaning
עֲטֶ֣רֶתʿăṭeret
crownnounH5850
חֲכָמִ֣יםḥăkāmiym
cunningadjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
עָשְׁרָ֑/םʿāšərām
richesnounH6239
far
אִוֶּ֖לֶתʾiwelet
follynounH200
foolishly
כְּסִילִ֣יםkəsiyliym
fooladjH3684
אִוֶּֽלֶתʾiwelet
follynounH200
foolishly
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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