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Proverbs 17:16

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16 It won't do a fool any good to try to buy wisdom, because he doesn't have the ability to be wise.
16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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