Proverbs 17:16

Lexham English Bible

¹⁶Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool,
in order to buy wisdom where^[a] there is no sense.^[b]

Proverbs 17:16

International Standard Version

¹⁶What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom,
but is senseless?^[a]

²⁴He who understands sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth.^[a]

²⁴A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective,
but a fool looks only^[a] to earthly goals.

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