A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
Proverbs 8:9 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) They are all straight to him who understands and right to those who find knowledge. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They are all plain to him who understands [and opens his heart], and right to those who find knowledge [and live by it]. American Standard Version (1901) They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge. Common English Bible All of them are straightforward to those who understand, and upright for the knowledgeable. Catholic Public Domain Version They are upright to those who understand, and equitable to those who discover knowledge. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They are right to them that understand, and just to them that find knowledge. |
A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
The mind of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
The wise man's path leads upward to life, that he may avoid Sheol beneath.
A man of understanding sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
An intelligent mind acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not pass over it, and fools shall not err therein.
Should this be said, O house of Jacob? Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him who walks uprightly?
It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Every one who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.
if any man's will is to do his will, he shall know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching, and it will be given him.