Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 4100 [e] לָמָּה־ lām-māh- Why [is] Interrog 2088 [e] זֶּ֣ה zeh [is] this Pro-ms 4242 [e] מְחִ֣יר mə-ḥîr a payment N-ms 3027 [e] בְּיַד־ bə-yaḏ- in the hand Prep-b | N-fsc 3684 [e] כְּסִ֑יל kə-sîl of a fool N-ms 7069 [e] לִקְנ֖וֹת liq-nō-wṯ to buy Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 2451 [e] חָכְמָ֣ה ḥāḵ-māh wisdom N-fs 3820 [e] וְלֶב־ wə-leḇ- and a heart Conj-w | N-msc 369 [e] אָֽיִן׃ ’ā-yin [is] not Adv

Berean Study Bible
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

Young's Literal Translation
Why [is] this—a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

New American Standard Bible
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?

King James Bible
Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]? Proverbs 17:16 • Proverbs 17:16 NIV • Proverbs 17:16 NLT • Proverbs 17:16 ESV • Proverbs 17:16 NASB • Proverbs 17:16 KJV • Proverbs 17:16 Biblia Paralela • Proverbs 17:16 Chinese Bible • Proverbs 17:16 French Bible • Proverbs 17:16 German Bible

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