Proverbs 17:16
Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
In Context
15The Lorde hateth as well hym that iustifieth the vngodly, as him that condempneth the innocent.
17He is a frende that alway loueth, and in aduersitie a man shall knowe who is his brother.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:4It is you O ye men [saith she] whom I call, vnto the chyldren of men do I lyft vp my voyce.
Proverbs 14:6A scornfull body seketh wisdome, and fyndeth it not: but knowledge is easie vnto hym that wyll vnderstande.
Proverbs 21:25The desire of the slouthfull kylleth him: for his handes wyll not labour.
Isaiah 55:1Come to the waters all ye that be thirstie, and ye that haue no money, come, bye, that ye may haue to eate: Come, bye wine and mylke without any money or money worth.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:16
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord . This shows what an offence it is to God, 1. When those that are entrusted with the administration of public justice, judges, juries, witnesses, prosecutors, counsel, do either acquit the guilty or condemn those that are not guilty, or in the least contribute to either; this defeats the end of government, which is to protect the good and punish the bad, Rom. xiii. 3, 4 . It is equally provoking to God to… Read the whole commentary →