Proverbs 14:6

In 11 translations

BSB

A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

KJV

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

WEB

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

ASV

A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

LSV

A scorner has sought wisdom, and it is not, || And knowledge [is] easy to the intelligent.

YLT

A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent [is] easy.

DBY

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none [for him]; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.

DRC

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy.

GNV

A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.

JPS

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; but knowledge is easy unto him that hath discernment.

LXXE

Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.

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Original-language editions

WLC

בִּקֶּשׁ־לֵ֣ץ חָכְמָ֣ה וָאָ֑יִן וְדַ֖עַת לְנָב֣וֹן נָקָֽל׃

LXX-Br

Ζητήσεις σοφίαν παρὰ κακοῖς καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσεις, αἴσθησις δὲ παρὰ φρονίμοις εὐχερής.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
• Matthew 13:11–12He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will…
• 1 Corinthians 3:18–19Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches…
• Matthew 11:25–27At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was…
• Proverbs 8:9They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
• 1 Corinthians 8:2The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.
• Romans 1:21–28For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,…
• Proverbs 18:2A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
• 2 Peter 3:3–5Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep,…
• Proverbs 17:24Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
• Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
• Psalms 119:18Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
• Matthew 6:22–23The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is…
• Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
• Psalms 119:98–100Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me. I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
• 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?

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