Proverbs 17:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

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

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

Hebrew
Why
לָמָּה־ (lām·māh-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

should the fool
כְּסִ֑יל (kə·sîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool

have money
מְחִ֣יר (mə·ḥîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4242: Price, payment, wages

in his hand
בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

with no
אָֽיִן׃ (’ā·yin)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

intention
וְלֶב־ (wə·leḇ-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

of buying
לִקְנ֖וֹת (liq·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own

wisdom?
חָכְמָ֣ה (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2451: Wisdom

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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