Proverbs 17:16 Bible Lexicon

Proverbs 17:16

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NASB ©	Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Definition	Origin
Why	לָמָּה־	lam·mah-	4100	what? how? anything	a prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
is there a price	מְחִ֣יר	me·chir	4242	price, hire	from the same as machar
in the hand	בְּיַד־	be·yad-	3027	hand	a prim. root
of a fool	כְּסִ֑יל	ke·sil;	3684	stupid fellow, dullard, fool	from kasal
to buy	לִקְנֹ֖ות	lik·no·vt	7069	to get, acquire	a prim. root
wisdom,	חָכְמָ֣ה	cha·che·mah	2451	wisdom	from chakam
When he has no	אָֽיִן׃	a·yin.	369	nothing, nought	a prim. root
sense?	וְלֶב־	ve·lev-	3820	inner man, mind, will, heart	from the same as lebab

KJV Lexicon
Wherefore is there a price
mchiyr (mekk-eer')
price, payment, wages -- gain, hire, price, sold, worth.

in the hand
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

of a fool
kciyl (kes-eel')
fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish).

to get
qanah (kaw-naw')
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own

wisdom
chokmah (khok-maw')
wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.

seeing he hath no heart
leb (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect

to it

New American Standard (©1995)
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?

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

American King James Version
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no heart to it?

American Standard Version
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

Darby Bible Translation
To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no sense?

English Revised Version
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?

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

World English Bible
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

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

משלי 17:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
לָמָּה־זֶּ֣ה מְחִ֣יר בְּיַד־כְּסִ֑יל לִקְנֹ֖ות חָכְמָ֣ה וְלֶב־אָֽיִן׃

משלי 17:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
למה־זה מחיר ביד־כסיל לקנות חכמה ולב־אין׃

משלי 17:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
למה־זה מחיר ביד־כסיל לקנות חכמה ולב־אין׃

משלי 17:16 Hebrew Bible
למה זה מחיר ביד כסיל לקנות חכמה ולב אין׃