Proverbs 17:16
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?”Proverbs 17:16
What Does Proverbs 17:16 Mean?
Proverbs 17:16 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 17, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wisdom.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 17:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 23:23“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.”Proverbs 4:5“Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.”Proverbs 18:2“A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.”Luke 7:35“But wisdom is justified of all her children.”Proverbs 10:21“The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.”Proverbs 21:25“The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.”Matthew 13:44“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.”Romans 1:28“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;”Jeremiah 5:21“Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:”Matthew 13:19“When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.”Deuteronomy 5:29“O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!”Psalms 111:2“The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.”Proverbs 8:4“Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.”Proverbs 18:15“The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.”Ecclesiastes 10:2“A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.”Luke 7:32“They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.”Acts 28:26“Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:”Proverbs 1:2“To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;”2 Corinthians 6:1“We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.”Psalms 81:11“But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.”
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