King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 17:16
“Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?”
Verse in context — Proverbs 17
14
The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.
16
Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
17
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.