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Proverbs 17:16 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 17 · verse 16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?Proverbs 17:16 · King James Version
Proverbs 17:16 in context
14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- pricemᵉchîyrprice, payment, wagesH4242 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
- foolkᵉçîylproperly, fatH3684 →
- getqânâhto erectH7069 →
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Two things are here spoken of with astonishment: - 1. God's great goodness to foolish man, in putting a price into his hand to get wisdom, to get knowledge and grace to fit him for both worlds. We have rational souls, the means of grace, the strivings of the Spirit, access to God by prayer;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary