Proverbs 14:24
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
BSB
ASV
The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.
KJV
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
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.
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
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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.