Proverbs 14:6
A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
In Context
5A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.
7Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.
Cross References
Psalms 119:98By thy commandements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee.
Proverbs 8:9They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.
Proverbs 17:16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?
Proverbs 18:2A foole hath no delite in vnderstanding: but that his heart may be discouered.
Proverbs 26:12Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.
Jeremiah 8:9The wise men are ashamed: they are afraid and taken. loe, they haue reiected the word of the Lord, and what wisdome 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 →