Proverbs 14:6
A mocker seeks wisdom and there is none, 1 but knowledge comes easy to the one who is discerning. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
In Context
5A faithful witness does not lie, 1 but a false witness breathes out lies. 1
7Walk away from a foolish person, 1 for you will not find knowledge on his lips. 1
Cross References
Psalms 119:98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, 1 for your commandments are always with me. 1
Proverbs 8:9All of them are straight for the person who understands; 1 my words are upright for those who find knowledge. 1
Proverbs 17:16Why should a fool pay money to learn about wisdom, 1 when he has no ability to learn it? 1
Proverbs 18:2A fool finds no pleasure in understanding, 1 but only in revealing what is in his own heart. 1
Proverbs 26:12Do you see someone who is wise in his own eyes? 1 There is more hope for a fool than for him. 1
Jeremiah 8:9The wise men will be ashamed. They are dismayed and trapped. 1 Behold! They reject Yahweh's word, so what use is their wisdom? 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 →