Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and [finds it] not, but knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
In Context
5A faithful witness will not lie, but a FALSE witness utters lies.
7Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shall not perceive the lips of knowledge.
Cross References
Psalms 119:98Thy commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.
Proverbs 8:9They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 17:16Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
Proverbs 18:2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.
Proverbs 26:12See thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than of him.
Jeremiah 8:9The wise men are put to shame. They are dismayed and taken. Lo, they have rejected the word of LORD, and what manner of wisdom is in them?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:6
5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. In the administration of justice much depends upon the witnesses, and therefore it is necessary to the common good that witnesses be principled as they ought to be; for, 1. A witness that is conscientious will not dare to give in a testimony that is in the least untrue, nor, for good-will or ill-will, represent a thing otherwise than according to the best of his knowledge, whoever is pleased or displeased, and then judgment runs down like a… Read the whole commentary →