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Proverbs 17:16

16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to abuy wisdom,

When 1he has no sense?

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Proverbs 17:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,

when they are not able to understand it?

Proverbs 17:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom

when he has no sense?

Proverbs 17:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool

To get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Proverbs 17:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 It is senseless to pay to educate a fool,

since he has no heart for learning.

Proverbs 17:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom,

Since he has no heart for it?

Proverbs 17:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 It won’t do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom,

because he doesn’t have the ability to be wise.

Proverbs 17:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,

Seeing he hath no understanding?

Proverbs 17:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no sense?

Proverbs 17:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom 

when he doesn’t have a mind to grasp anything? 

Proverbs 17:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 Why does a fool have money in his hand

with no intention of buying wisdom?

Proverbs 17:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Why should fools have a price in hand

to buy wisdom, when they have no mind to learn?

Proverbs 17:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool,

in order to buy wisdom where there is no sense.

Proverbs 17:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 What good is money in the hands of a foolish person?

He doesn’t want to become wise.


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