Proverbs 14:6
The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
In Context
5A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit.
7Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
Cross References
Psalms 119:98Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.
Proverbs 8:9They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.
Proverbs 17:16How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?
Proverbs 18:2A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.
Proverbs 26:12Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
Jeremiah 8:9The wise men are shamed, they are overcome with fear and taken: see, they have given up the word of the Lord; and what use is their wisdom to 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 →