Proverbs 17:16

World English Bible

¹⁶Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
since he has no understanding?

Proverbs 17:16

International Standard Version

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

²⁴Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding,
but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

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

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