The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.
The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools is folly.
The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.
Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Luke 16:9I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
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Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us…
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be…
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and…
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
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Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
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And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
Voices3
The crown of the wise is their riches, etc. The wise do not have any earthly gain for riches, but only a crown, which they will receive for their virtues in the future. But the greatest folly of fools is that imprudent and unmindful of …
Bede· Commentary on Proverbs, 735patristic
The crown of the wise is their riches,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
But the foolishness of fools is folly - The Targum reads, The honor of fools is folly. The fool, from his foolishness, produces acts of folly. This appears to be the meaning.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
The verses this one reaches8
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
