Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?Proverbs 17:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
לָמָּה־זֶּ֣ה מְחִ֣יר בְּיַד־כְּסִ֑יל לִקְנ֖וֹת חָכְמָ֣ה וְלֶב־אָֽיִן׃
- לָמָּה־la.mah-“<to> why?”Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- זֶּ֣הzeh“this”Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- מְחִ֣ירme.Chir“[is] a price”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְחִיר · “price” · Strong's H4242
- בְּיַד־be.yad-“in [the] hand of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- כְּסִ֑ילke.Sil“a fool”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
- לִקְנ֖וֹתlik.Not“to acquire”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from קָנָה · “to buy” · Strong's H7069
- חָכְמָ֣הchokh.mah“wisdom”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
- וְלֶב־ve.lev-“and [is] heart”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- אָֽיִן׃'A.yin“there not”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)