Proverbs 17:16

New International Version

¹⁶Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?^(A)

Proverbs 17:16

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?^(A)

²⁴A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
but a fool’s eyes^(A) wander to the ends of the earth.

²⁴Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes^(A) roam to the ends of the earth.

New International Version (NIV)