Proverbs
Proverbs 17:16
16Why should the fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָמָּה־ | lām·māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| should the fool | כְּסִ֑יל | kə·sîl | Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
| have money | מְחִ֣יר | mə·ḥîr | Noun - masculine singular | H4242 price, hire |
| in his hand | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| with no | אָֽיִן׃ | ’ā·yin | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| intention | וְלֶב־ | wə·leḇ- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| of buying | לִקְנ֖וֹת | liq·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7069 get, acquire |
| wisdom | חָכְמָ֣ה | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 21:25–26 · Proverbs 23:23 · Acts 28:26–27 · Deuteronomy 5:29 · Proverbs 8:4–5 · Proverbs 18:15 · 2 Corinthians 6:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.