Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer seeketh chochmah, and findeth it not, 1 but da'as cometh easily unto him that is discerning. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 ed emunim will not lie, 1 but an ed sheker will utter lies. 1
Cross References
Psalms 119:98Thou through Thy mitzvot hast made me wiser than mine enemies: 1 for they are ever with me. 1
Proverbs 8:9They are all correct to him that discerneth, 1 and yesharim (straight ones) to them that find da'as (knowledge). 1
Proverbs 17:16Why is there the purchase price in the yad of a kesil (fool) to acquire chochmah, 1 seeing he hath no lev for it? 1
Proverbs 18:2A kesil (fool) hath no delight in tevunah (understanding), 1 but only in airing out his lev (mind, opinions). 1
Proverbs 26:12Seest thou an ish chacham in his own eyes? 1 There is more tikvah (hope) for a kesil (fool) than for him. 1
Jeremiah 8:9The chachamim (wise men) are ashamed, 1 they are dismayed and trapped; 1 they have rejected the Devar Hashem; 1 so what chochmah (wisdom) is in them? 1
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 →