YLT
KJV
16. Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it? ]
ASV
16. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
ESV
16. Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
ERVEN
16. Money is wasted on fools. They cannot buy wisdom when they have no sense.
NLT
16. It is senseless to pay tuition to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning.
WEB
16. Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he has no understanding?
NET
16. Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?
NLV
16. It does a fool no good to try to buy wisdom, when he has no understanding.
HCSB
16. Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
LITV
16. Why is there hire in a fool's hand to get wisdom, and there is no heart for it?
RV
16. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
NCV
16. It won't do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom, because he doesn't have the ability to be wise.
MKJV
16. Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, since he has no heart for it?
AKJV
16. Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no heart to it?
LXXEN
16. Why has the fool wealth? for a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. [(17:16AA)] He that exalts his own house seeks ruin; and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischief.
KJV
16. Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it? ]
AMP
16. Of what use is money in the hand of a [self-confident] fool to buy skillful and godly Wisdom--when he has no understanding or heart for it?
KJVP
16. Wherefore H4100 L-IPRO [ is ] [ there ] a price H4242 in the hand H3027 B-CFS of a fool H3684 NMS to get H7069 wisdom H2451 NFS , seeing [ he ] [ hath ] no H369 heart H3820 [ to ] [ it ] ?
YLT
16. Why [is] this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
ASV
16. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
WEB
16. Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he has no understanding?
NASB
16. Of what use in the fool's hand are the means to buy wisdom, since he has no mind for it?
ESV
16. Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
RV
16. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
RSV
16. Why should a fool have a price in his hand to buy wisdom, when he has no mind?
NKJV
16. Why [is there] in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since [he has] no heart [for it?]
MKJV
16. Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, since he has no heart for it?
AKJV
16. Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no heart to it?
NRSV
16. Why should fools have a price in hand to buy wisdom, when they have no mind to learn?
NIV
16. Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?
NIRV
16. What good is money in the hands of a foolish person? He doesn't want to become wise.
NLT
16. It is senseless to pay tuition to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning.
MSG
16. What's this? Fools out shopping for wisdom! They wouldn't recognize it if they saw it!
GNB
16. It does a fool no good to spend money on an education, because he has no common sense.
NET
16. Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?
ERVEN
16. Money is wasted on fools. They cannot buy wisdom when they have no sense.