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English Bible Translations

Proverbs 17:16 / KJV
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 / ASV
16. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
Proverbs 17:16 / BasicEnglish
16. How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?
Proverbs 17:16 / 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 / Webster
16. Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Proverbs 17:16 / Young
16. Why [is] this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

German Bible Translations

Sprüche 17:16 / Luther
16. Was soll dem Narren Geld in der Hand, Weisheit zu kaufen, so er doch ein Narr ist?
Sprüche 17:16 / Schlachter
16. Was nützt das Geld in der Hand des Narren, Weisheit zu kaufen in seinem Unverstand?

French Bible Translations

Proverbes 17:16 / Segond21
16. A quoi sert un salaire entre les mains de l'homme stupide? Il ne peut acheter la sagesse et le bon sens!
Proverbes 17:16 / NEG1979
16. A quoi sert l’argent dans la main de l’insensé?A acheter la sagesse?… Mais il n’a point de sens.
Proverbes 17:16 / Segond
16. A quoi sert l'argent dans la main de l'insensé? A acheter la sagesse?... Mais il n'a point de sens.
Proverbes 17:16 / Darby_Fr
16. Pourquoi donc le prix dans la main d'un sot pour acheter la sagesse, alors qu'il n'a point de sens?
Proverbes 17:16 / Martin
16. Que sert le prix dans la main du fou pour acheter la sagesse, vu qu'il n'a point de sens?
Proverbes 17:16 / Ostervald
16. Que sert le prix dans la main d'un insensé pour acheter la sagesse, puisqu'il manque de sens?

Versions with Strong Codes

Proverbs 17 / KJV_Strong
16. Wherefore[H4100] [H2088] is there a price[H4242] in the hand[H3027] of a fool[H3684] to get[H7069] wisdom,[H2451] seeing he hath no[H369] heart[H3820] to it?

Strong Code definitions

H4100 mah maw or mah {mah}; or ma {maw}; or ma {mah}; also meh {meh}; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:--how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.

H2088 zeh zeh a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that:--he, X hence, X here, it(-self), X now, X of him, the one...the other, X than the other, (X out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, X thus, very, which. Compare 2063, 2090, 2097, 2098.see H2063 see H2090 see H2097 see H2098

H4242 mchiyr mekk-eer' from an unused root meaning to buy; price, payment, wages:--gain, hire, price, sold, worth.

H3027 yad yawd a primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows):--(+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X bythem, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing,+ thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.see H3709

H3684 kciyl kes-eel' from H3688; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly:--fool(-ish).see H3688

H7069 qanah kaw-naw' a primitive root; to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own:--attain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess(-or), purchase, recover, redeem, X surely, X verily.

H2451 chokmah khok-maw' from H2449; wisdom (in a good sense):--skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.see H2449

H369 'ayin ah'-yin as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle:--else, except, fail, (father-)less, be gone,in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare 370.see H370

H3820 leb labe a form of H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything:--+ care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.see H3824

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