Other translations
American Standard Version
The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A crown of the wise is their wealth, and the way of life of fools is their insanity.
Darby Bible Translation
The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The crown of the wise is their riches: the folly of fools, imprudence.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the folly of fools is only folly.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.
God's Word
The crown of wise people is their wealth. The stupidity of fools is just that-stupidity!
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.
International Standard Version
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the stupidity of fools is just that—stupidity!
NET Bible
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.
New American Standard Bible
The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools is foolishness.
New International Version
The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.
New Living Translation
Wealth is a crown for the wise; the effort of fools yields only foolishness.
Webster's Bible Translation
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
The World English Bible
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
EasyEnglish Bible
For wise people, their riches are like a crown of honour. But fools only work to get foolish things.
Young‘s Literal Translation
The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools [is] folly.
New Life Version
What the wise receive is their riches, but fools are known by their foolish ways.
The Voice Bible
The wise are honored for their wealth; the reward of fools is more foolishness.
Living Bible
Wise men are praised for their wisdom; fools are despised for their folly.
New Catholic Bible
The crown of the wise is their riches; the garland of fools is their folly.
Legacy Standard Bible
The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools is folly.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but that which distinguishes fools is their folly.
Christian Standard Bible
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.
Amplified Bible © 1954
The crown of the wise is their wealth of Wisdom, but the foolishness of [self-confident] fools is [nothing but] folly.
New Century Version
Wise people are rewarded with wealth, but fools only get more foolishness.
The Message
The wise accumulate wisdom; fools get stupider by the day.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Their wealth is a crown for the wise, but the stupidity of fools is just stupidity.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.
Good News Translation®
Wise people are rewarded with wealth, but fools are known by their foolishness.
Wycliffe Bible
The crown of wise men is the riches of them; the folly of fools is unwariness. (The reward of the wise is their riches; the foolishness of fools is their recklessness.)
Contemporary English Version
Wisdom can make you rich, but foolishness leads to more foolishness.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but folly is the garland of fools.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.
Common English Bible © 2011
Wealth is the crown of the wise, and the folly of fools is folly.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The crown of the wise is their wealth [of wisdom], But the foolishness of [closed-minded] fools is [nothing but] folly.
English Standard Version Anglicised
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The crown of the wise is wealth; the diadem of fools is folly.
New American Standard Bible
The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.
The Expanded Bible
Wise people are ·rewarded [crowned] with wealth, but fools only get more foolishness.
Tree of Life Version
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is foolishness.
Revised Standard Version
The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.
New International Reader's Version
The wealth of wise people is their crown. But the foolish ways of foolish people lead to what is foolish.
BRG Bible
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Complete Jewish Bible
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is just that — folly.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The ateret chachamim is their riches, but the foolishness of kesilim is folly.
Names of God Bible
The crown of wise people is their wealth. The stupidity of fools is just that—stupidity!
Modern English Version
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Easy-to-Read Version
A wise person’s reward is wealth, but a fool’s reward is foolishness.
International Children’s Bible
Wise people are rewarded with wealth. But foolish people will only be rewarded with more foolishness.
Lexham English Bible
The crown of the wise is their wealth; the folly of fools is folly.
New International Version - UK
The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.