crown: Psalms 112:9; Ecclesiastes 7:11-12; Isaiah 33:6; Luke 16:9
foolishness: Proverbs 27:22; Psalms 49:10-13; Luke 12:19-20, Luke 16:19-25
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Proverbs 14:24
Proverbs 14:24
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