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Proverbs 17:16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 17:16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 Why should fools have a price in hand
to buy wisdom when they have no mind to learn?
Proverbs 17:16
International Standard Version
Proverbs 17:16
International Standard Version
16 What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom,
but is senseless?[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:16 Lit. but has no heart
Proverbs 17:24
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 17:24
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
24 The discerning person looks to wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool to the ends of the earth.(A)
Proverbs 17:24
International Standard Version
Proverbs 17:24
International Standard Version
24 A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective,
but a fool looks only[a] to earthly goals.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:24 The Heb. lacks only
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