Proverbs 17:16
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
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- Proverbs 21:25–26 The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work. All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
- Proverbs 23:23 Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
- Deuteronomy 5:29 If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.