A moment in scripture
Proverbs 17:16
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Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
- Proverbs 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.
- Proverbs 17:17
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.