Proverbs 14:24
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but folly is the garland[a] of fools.
Footnotes
- 14.24 Cn: Heb is the folly
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance,
an advantage to those who see the sun.(A)
12 For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money,
and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to the one who possesses it.
Luke 16:19-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,(A) 21 who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.[a] The rich man also died and was buried.(B) 23 In Hades, where he was being tormented, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.[b](C) 24 He called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in agony in these flames.’(D) 25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus in like manner evil things, but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.(E)
Read full chapter
Luke 16:9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth[a] so that when it is gone they may welcome you into the eternal homes.[b](A)
Read full chapter
Luke 12:19-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’(A) 20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’(B)
Read full chapter
Isaiah 33:6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 he will be the stability of your times,
abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
the fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 33.6 Heb his treasure
Proverbs 27:22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
but the folly will not be driven out.(A)
Psalm 112:9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 They have distributed freely; they have given to the poor;
their righteousness endures forever;
their horn is exalted in honor.(A)
Psalm 49:10-13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
10 When we look at the wise, they die;
fool and dolt perish together
and leave their wealth to others.(A)
11 Their graves[a] are their homes forever,
their dwelling places to all generations,
though they named lands their own.(B)
12 Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;
they are like the animals that perish.(C)
New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.