Proverbs 14:7
Get thee from a foolishe man, when thou perceauest not in hym the lippes of knowledge.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 9:6Forsake foolishnes, and ye shall lyue: and see that ye go in the way of vnderstandyng.
Proverbs 19:27My sonne heare no more the doctrine that leadeth thee vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstanding.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:7
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. Note, 1. The reason why some people seek wisdom, and do not find it, is because they do not seek it from a right principle and in a right manner. They are scorners, and it is in scorn that they ask instruction, that they may ridicule what is told them and may cavil at it. Many put questions to Christ, tempting him, and that they might have whereof to accuse him, but they were never the wiser. No marvel if those who… Read the whole commentary →