Proverbs 17:16
Proverbs 17:16 The Message (MSG)
What’s this? Fools out shopping for wisdom! They wouldn’t recognize it if they saw it!
Proverbs 17:16 King James Version (KJV)
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 American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?
Proverbs 17:16 New Century Version (NCV)
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)
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
Proverbs 17:16 New International Version (NIV)
Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?
Proverbs 17:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since he has no heart for it?
Proverbs 17:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no common sense or even a heart for it?
Proverbs 17:16 New Living Translation (NLT)
It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning.