I use the very latest jQuery 3.2 with Bootstrap 3.7 and have no problems.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Bootstrap 3.3.7 Starter</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<!-- Latest Bootstrap 3.7 CSS-->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-BVYiiSIFeK1dGmJRAkycuHAHRg32OmUcww7on3RYdg4Va+PmSTsz/K68vbdEjh4u" crossorigin="anonymous">
<style>
body {padding-top: 55px}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<!--begin top nav bar-->
<nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation">
<div class="container-fluid">
<div class="navbar-header"> <a class="navbar-brand" href="#"> BRAND NAME or LOGO </a>
<button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#myNavbar"> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> </button>
</div>
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="myNavbar">
<ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
<li class="active"><a href="#">MENU 1</a></li>
<!--Begin dropdown-->
<li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">Dropdown <span class="caret"></span></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="#">submenu 1-1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">submenu 1-2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">submenu 1-3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">MENU 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">MENU 4</a> </li>
<li><a href="#">MENU 5</a> </li>
<li><a href="#">MENU 6</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<!--end top nav-->
</nav>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="jumbotron">
<h1>Hello World!</h1>
<h3>Bootstrap 3.7</h3>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-6 col-md-3">
PAGE CONTENT GOES HERE.....
</div>
<div class="col-sm-6 col-md-3">
PAGE CONTENT GOES HERE.....
</div>
<div class="col-sm-6 col-md-3">
PAGE CONTENT GOES HERE.....
</div>
<div class="col-sm-6 col-md-3">
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</div>
</div>
</div>
<!--latest jQuery 3.2-->
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.min.js" integrity="sha256-hwg4gsxgFZhOsEEamdOYGBf13FyQuiTwlAQgxVSNgt4=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
<!--Bootstrap 3.7 JS-->
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-Tc5IQib027qvyjSMfHjOMaLkfuWVxZxUPnCJA7l2mCWNIpG9mGCD8wGNIcPD7Txa" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
</body>
</html>
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