Verse 24

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De vises rikdom er deres krone, men dårskap er dårens krone.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De vises krone er deres rikdom, men tåpelighet er dårers dårskap.

• Norsk King James

  Kronen til de vise er deres rikdom, men tåpenes galskap er ren dumhet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De vises krone er deres rikdom, men dårers dårskap forblir dårskap.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De vises rikdom er deres diadem, men dårers dårskap er dumhet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De vises rikdom er som en krone, men dårers dårskap er dårskap.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kronen til de vise er deres rikdom, mens tåpingen til de uvitende bare er dårskap.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  De vises rikdom er som en krone, men dårers dårskap er dårskap.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De vises rikdom er deres krone, men dårskap er de tåpeliges arvelodd.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Proverbs.14.24", "source": "עֲטֶ֣רֶת חֲכָמִ֣ים עָשְׁרָ֑ם אִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃", "text": "*ʿăṭeret* *ḥăḵāmîm* *ʿāšrām* *ʾiwwelet* *kəsîlîm* *ʾiwwelet*", "grammar": { "*ʿăṭeret*": "feminine singular construct - crown of", "*ḥăḵāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - wise ones", "*ʿāšrām*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their wealth", "*ʾiwwelet*": "feminine singular construct - folly of", "*kəsîlîm*": "masculine plural noun - fools", "*ʾiwwelet*": "feminine singular noun - folly" }, "variants": { "*ʿăṭeret*": "crown/wreath/diadem", "*ḥăḵāmîm*": "wise ones/sages/skilled persons", "*ʿāšrām*": "their wealth/their riches/their abundance", "*ʾiwwelet*": "folly/foolishness/stupidity", "*kəsîlîm*": "fools/stupid ones/dullards" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De vises krone er deres rikdom, men dårenes dårskap er og forblir dårskap.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De Vises Krone er deres Rigdom, men Daarers Daarlighed (bliver) Daarlighed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De vises krone er deres rikdom, men dårers dårskap er tåpelighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De vises krone er deres rikdom, men dårens dårskap kroner dem med dårskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De vises rikdom er deres krone, men tåpenes dårskap blir ved.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De vises rikdom er deres krone, men dårenes dårskap er bare dårskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Visdom er en krone til de kloke, men deres tåpelige oppførsel er rundt hodet på de ukloke.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Riches are an ornament vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools `is' folly.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Ps 49:10-13 : 10 For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is that their houses shall continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. 12 Nevertheless, man being in honor abides not: he is like the beasts that perish. 13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
• Ps 112:9 : 9 He has dispersed, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
• Prov 27:22 : 22 Though you pound a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
• Eccl 7:11-12 : 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance, and by it there is profit to those who see the sun. 12 For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense, but the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
• Isa 33:6 : 6 Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, and strength of salvation; the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
• Luke 12:19-20 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?
• Luke 16:9 : 9 And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves using the wealth of unrighteousness; that, when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.
• Luke 16:19-25 : 19 There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.