Proverbs 17:16⥂
KJV:
Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
BSB:
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
Hebrew:
לָמָּה־ זֶּ֣ה מְחִ֣יר בְּיַד־ כְּסִ֑יל לִקְנ֖וֹת חָכְמָ֣ה וְלֶב־ אָֽיִן׃
Topics:
BLINDNESS
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| <to> why? | לָמָּה־ | la.HR mah-HPi | L |
| this | זֶּ֣ה | zehHTm | L |
| [is] a price | מְחִ֣יר | me.ChirHNcmsa | L |
| in [the] hand of | בְּיַד־ | be.HR yad-HNcbsc | L |
| a fool | כְּסִ֑יל | ke.SilHAamsa | L |
| to acquire | לִקְנ֖וֹת | liHR k.NotHVqcc | L |
| wisdom | חָכְמָ֣ה | chokh.mahHNcfsa | L |
| and [is] heart | וְלֶב־ | ve.HC lev-HNcmsc | L |
| there not | אָֽיִן׃ | 'A.yinHNcmsa | L |
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