Verse List for PROV 17:16

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Why would a fool need money in their hand ⇔ when they have no intention of acquiring wisdom.

OET-LV To/for_what this is_a _price in_the_hand _of a _fool to_acquire wisdom and_heart _of there_is_not.

ULT Why, is this: A payment, is in the hand of a stupid one ⇔ to acquire wisdom, but there is no heart?

UST How useless it is for foolish people to try to pay money in order to become wise ⇔  when they are unable to think!

BSB & MSB Why should the fool have money in his hand ⇔  with no intention of buying wisdom?

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, ⇔  since he has no understanding?

NET Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, ⇔ since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?

LSV Why [is] this—a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
And a heart—there is none?

FBV Is there any point in stupid people trying to buy wisdom when they don't want to learn?

T4T ⇔  It is useless to allow foolish people [RHQ] to try to become wise by paying for it, ⇔  because they do not have enough good sense to become wise.

LEB • Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool,
• in order to buy wisdom where[fn] there is no sense .[fn]

BBE How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

Moff Why does a fool offer the sage a fee, ⇔  when he has no mind to learn?

JPS Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?

ASV Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, ⇔ Seeing he hath no understanding?

DRA What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.

YLT Why [is] this — a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

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

RV Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
(Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath/has no understanding?)

SLT Wherefore this a price in the hand of the foolish one to obtain wisdom, and no heart?

Wbstr Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it ?

KJB-1769 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
(Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath/has no heart to it?)

KJB-1611 Wherfore is there a price in the hand of a foole to get wisedome, seeing he hath no heart to it?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?
(Whereto hath/has a fool treasure in his hand to buy wisdom, seeing he hath/has no mind thereto?)

Gnva Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?
(Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the fool to get wisdom, and he hath/has none heart?)

Cvdl What helpeth it to geue a foole money in his hode, where as he hath no mynde to bye wy?dome?
(What helpeth/helps it to give a fool money in his hand, where as he hath/has no mind to buy wisdom?)

Wycl What profitith it to a fool to haue richessis, sithen he mai not bie wisdom? He that makith his hous hiy, sekith falling; and he that eschewith to lerne, schal falle in to yuels.
(What profiteth/profits it to a fool to have riches, since he may not buy wisdom? He that maketh/makes his house high, seeketh/seeks falling; and he that eschewith to lerne, shall fall in to evils.)

Luth Was soll dem Narren Geld in der Hand, Weisheit zu kaufen, so er doch ein Narr ist?
(What should to_him fool(n) money in the/of_the hand, wise_(people) to/for buy, so he though/but a fool(n) is?)

ClVg Quid prodest stulto habere divitias, cum sapientiam emere non possit? Qui altum facit domum suam quærit ruinam, et qui evitat discere incidet in mala.[fn]
(What benefit stupid to_have riches, when/with wisdom emere not/no can? Who high he/it_does house/home his_own seeks ruin, and who/which evitat to_learn will_fall in/into/on evil.)

UHB לָ⁠מָּה־זֶּ֣ה מְחִ֣יר בְּ⁠יַד־כְּסִ֑יל לִ⁠קְנ֖וֹת חָכְמָ֣ה וְ⁠לֶב־אָֽיִן׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἱνατί ὑπῆρξε χρήματα ἄφρονι; κτήσασθαι γὰρ σοφίαν ἀκάρδιος οὐ δυνήσεται·

BrTr Why has the fool wealth? for a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom.