Proverbs 14:22-24

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

²²Do they not err that plan evil?
    Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
²³In all toil there is profit,
    but mere talk leads only to poverty.
²⁴The crown of the wise is their wisdom,^[a]
    but folly is the garland^[b] of fools.

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Proverbs 14:24 Cn Compare Gk: Heb riches
Proverbs 14:24 Cn: Heb is the folly

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