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Proverbs 17:16

Hebrew

Masoretic Text 1524

למה זה מחיר ביד כסיל לקנות חכמה ולב אין׃

Spanish

Reina Valera 1909

¿De qué sirve el precio en la mano del necio para comprar sabiduría, No teniendo entendimiento?

English

King James Bible 1769

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

King James Bible 1611

Wherfore is there a price in the hand of a foole to get wisedome, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Green's Literal Translation 1993

Why is there hire in a fool's hand to get wisdom, and there is no heart for it ?

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

Wherefore this a price in the hand of the foolish one to obtain wisdom, and no heart?

Young's Literal Translation 1862

Why `is' this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

Revised Young's Literal NT 2000

Webster's Bible 1833

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Bishops Bible 1568

Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto

Geneva Bible 1560/1599

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?

The Great Bible 1539

What helpeth it to geue a foole treasure in hys hande, where as he hath no mynde to bye wysdome?

Matthew's Bible 1537

What helpeth it to geue a foole mony in his hand, wher as he hath no mind to bye wysdome?

Coverdale Bible 1535

What helpeth it to geue a foole money in his hode, where as he hath no mynde to bye wy?dome?

Wycliffe Bible 1382

What profitith it to a fool to haue richessis, sithen he mai not bie wisdom? He that makith his hous hiy, sekith falling; and he that eschewith to lerne, schal falle in to yuels.