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Interlinear Study Bible
Hebrew Language ⇌
Proverbs 17:16
04100
lām·māh-
לָמָּה־
Why
Pronoun
02088
zeh
זֶּ֣ה
is there
Pronoun
04242
mə·ḥîr
מְחִ֣יר
[is there] a price
Noun
03027
bə·yaḏ-
בְּיַד־
in the hand
Noun
03684
kə·sîl;
כְּסִ֑יל
of a fool
Noun
07069
liq·nō·wṯ
לִקְנ֖וֹת
to buy
Verb
02451
ḥāḵ·māh
חָכְמָ֣ה
wisdom
Noun
03820
wə·leḇ-
וְלֶב־
[he hath] heart
Noun
0369
’ā·yin.
אָֽיִן׃
seeing no
Particle
Aleppo Codex
למה־זה מחיר ביד־כסיל־ לקנות חכמה ולב־אין
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
לָמָּה־זֶּ֣ה מְחִ֣יר בְּיַד־כְּסִ֑יל לִקְנֹ֖ות חָכְמָ֣ה וְלֶב־אָֽיִן׃
Masoretic Text (1524)
למה זה מחיר ביד כסיל לקנות חכמה ולב אין
Westminster Leningrad Codex
לָמָּה־זֶּ֣ה מְחִ֣יר בְּיַד־כְּסִ֑יל לִקְנֹ֖ות חָכְמָ֣ה וְלֶב־אָֽיִן׃
Greek Septuagint
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
Berean Study Bible
Why ... should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
Why ... should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
English Standard Version
Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense
Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense
Holman Christian Standard Version
Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
King James Version
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Lexham English Bible
Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool, in order to buy wisdom where there is no ⌊sense⌋.
Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool, in order to buy wisdom where there is no ⌊sense⌋.
New American Standard Version
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?
World English Bible
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?