Proverbs 14:6
A scornfull body seketh wisdome, and fyndeth it not: but knowledge is easie vnto hym that wyll vnderstande.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
In Context
5A faithfull witnesse will not dissemble: but a false recorde wyll make a lye.
7Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:9They are all playne to suche as wyll vnderstande, and right to them that finde knowledge.
Proverbs 17:16Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?
Proverbs 18:2A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.
Proverbs 26:12If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.
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 →