Proverbs 17:16

¹⁶Why should the fool have money in his hand

with no intention of buying wisdom?

— Proverbs 17:16

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Proverbs 17:16

Devo: Today's Verse

"Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom?"

Cross References for Proverbs 17:16

• Proverbs 21:25-26
• Proverbs 23:23
• Proverbs 8:4-5
• Proverbs 18:15
• Deuteronomy 5:29
• Acts 28:26-27
• 2 Corinthians 6:1
• Hosea 4:11
• John 3:20
• Isaiah 55:1-3

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