Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
World Messianic 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 truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
7Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.
Cross References
Psalms 119:98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.
Proverbs 8:9They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 17:16Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
Proverbs 18:2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Jeremiah 8:9The wise men are disappointed. They are dismayed and trapped. Behold, they have rejected the LORD’s word. What kind of wisdom is in them?
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 →