Proverbs 14:6

New English Translation

The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.

Cross References

Psalm 119:18

Open my eyes so I can truly see the marvelous things in your law!

Proverbs 1:5

(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

Proverbs 14:5

A truthful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

Proverbs 14:7

Leave the presence of a foolish person, or you will not understand wise counsel.

Proverbs 15:12

The scorner does not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

Proverbs 17:16

Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?

Proverbs 17:24

Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 18:2

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 8:8

All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing in them twisted or crooked.

Proverbs 8:9

All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.

Isaiah 8:20

Then you must recall the Lord’s instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.

Jeremiah 8:9

Your wise men will be put to shame. They will be dumbfounded and be brought to judgment. Since they have rejected the word of the Lord, what wisdom do they really have?

1 Corinthians 8:2

If someone thinks he knows something, he does not yet know to the degree that he needs to know.

James 1:5

But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.