Proverbs 14:6
A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
In Context
5An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
7Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
Cross References
Psalms 119:98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
Proverbs 8:9They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 17:16Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
Proverbs 18:2A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Jeremiah 8:9The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?
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 →