Proverbs 17:16 Cross References


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Proverbs 17:16

Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?

Proverbs 21:25-26 Helpful? Yes No

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

Proverbs 23:23 Helpful? Yes No

Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

Proverbs 18:15 Helpful? Yes No

An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 8:4-5 Helpful? Yes No

“To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man. O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense.

2 Corinthians 6:1 Helpful? Yes No

Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

Acts 28:26-27 Helpful? Yes No

“‘Go to this people, and say, “You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’

Deuteronomy 5:29 Helpful? Yes No

Oh that they had such a heart as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever!

Acts 13:46 Helpful? Yes No

And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

John 3:20 Helpful? Yes No

For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.

Hosea 4:11 Helpful? Yes No

whoredom, wine, and new wine, which take away the understanding.

Isaiah 55:1-3 Helpful? Yes No

“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.

Proverbs 14:6 Helpful? Yes No

A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.

Proverbs 9:4-6 Helpful? Yes No

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks sense she says, “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight.”

Proverbs 1:22-23 Helpful? Yes No

“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.

Psalm 81:11-13 Helpful? Yes No

“But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts, to follow their own counsels. Oh, that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!