Proverbs 17:16

English Standard Version

¹⁶Why should a fool have money in his hand ^(A)to buy wisdom
when he has no sense?

Proverbs 17:16

Common English Bible

¹⁶Why should a fool have money
to pay for wisdom? He has no mind.

²⁴^(A)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

²⁴Wisdom is right in front of those with understanding,
but the eyes of fools are off to the edges of the earth.

English Standard Version (ESV)

Common English Bible (CEB)