Prov 17:16 in context
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Proverbs 17:16

What good is money in the hand of a fool
since he has no desire (longing, heart) to learn?
[Wisdom cannot be bought, see Job 28:15–19; it comes by following God's way and revering the Lord, see Prov 1:28–33. A common source of conflict between friends is money, a theme that recurs in verse 18.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

לָמָּה   זֶּה   מְחִיר   בְּיַד   כְּסִיל   לִקְנוֹת   חָכְמָה   וְלֶב   אָיִן  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἵνα τί ὑπῆρξεν χρήματα ἄφρονι κτήσασθαι γὰρ σοφίαν ἀκάρδιος οὐ δυνήσεται ~ ὃς ὑψηλὸν ποιεῖ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ οἶκον ζητεῖ συντριβήν ὁ δὲ σκολιάζων τοῦ μαθεῖν ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς κακά

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9005
H4100
H9014
 לָ (la)
מָּה (mah-)
־
to
what?
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Prep. Preposition


 R
Ti
H2088
 זֶּ֣ה (ze)
 this
Tm
H4242
 מְחִ֣יר (mechir)
 price
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9003
H3027
H9014
 בְּ (be)
יַד (jad-)
־
in
hand
link
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H3684
 כְּסִ֑יל (kesil)
 fool
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H9005
H7069
 לִ (li)
קְנ֖וֹת (qenvót)
 to
to buy
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H2451
 חָכְמָ֣ה (chakhemah)
 wisdom
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncfsa
H9002
H3820a
H9014
 וְ (ve)
לֶב (lev-)
־
and
heart
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
Ncbsc
H0369
H9016
 אָֽיִן (ajin)
׃
nothing
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa

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