Proverbs 14:24 Go deeper

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

Hebrew words tap a word

עֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.ret[is the] crown of

Lemma: עֲטָרָה (a.ta.rah) · Strong's: H5850

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: crown

Used 23 times. Also: 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2, Esther 8:15, Job 19:9, Job 31:36, Psalms 21:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5850; TAHOT Proverbs 14:24 word 1

חֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.Mimwise [people]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 14:24 word 2

עָשְׁרָ֑ם'a.she.Ramwealth their

Lemma: עֹ֫שֶׁר (o.sher) · Strong's: H6239

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: riches

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 31:16, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Kings 3:11, 1 Kings 3:13, 1 Kings 10:23, 1 Chronicles 29:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6239; TAHOT Proverbs 14:24 word 3

אִוֶּ֖לֶת'i.Ve.let[the] folly of

Lemma: אִוֶּ֫לֶת (iv.ve.let) · Strong's: H0200

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: folly

Used 25 times. Also: Psalms 38:5, Psalms 69:5, Proverbs 5:23, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0200; TAHOT Proverbs 14:24 word 4

כְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.Limfools

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 14:24 word 5

אִוֶּֽלֶת\׃'i.Ve.let[is] folly

Lemma: אִוֶּ֫לֶת (iv.ve.let) · Strong's: H0200

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: folly

Used 25 times. Also: Psalms 38:5, Psalms 69:5, Proverbs 5:23, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0200; TAHOT Proverbs 14:24 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The crown	→	עֲטָרָה H5850 crown
of the wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
is their wealth	→	עֹ֫שֶׁר H6239 riches
[but] the effort	→	אִוֶּ֫לֶת H0200 folly
of fools	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
[is] folly	→	אִוֶּ֫לֶת H0200 folly

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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