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A probing question surfaces in Proverbs 17:16: Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, when he has no sense? (v. 16). Money or opportunity alone cannot make a person wise.
The fool may have the price, meaning access, resources, or outward opportunity to receive wisdom. But he has no sense, no discerning heart, no teachable posture. Because of that, the opportunity goes unused. Wisdom is not acquired like a commodity by those unwilling to receive it.
This proverb warns that external advantages do not guarantee internal transformation. A person may possess books, teachers, resources, and time, yet remain foolish if they refuse humility. Wisdom is a gift to be received in faith and stewarded in obedience, not a possession bought by mere means.
Used with permission from TheBibleSays.com.
You can access the original article here:Proverbs 17:16 Meaning
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