Proverbs 14:6 - Tree of Life Version A scoffer seeks wisdom yet finds none, but knowledge is easy to the discerning. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: But knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A scoffer seeks Wisdom in vain [for his very attitude blinds and deafens him to it], but knowledge is easy to him who [being teachable] understands. American Standard Version (1901) A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding. Common English Bible A mocker searches for wisdom and gets none, but knowledge comes quickly to the intelligent. Catholic Public Domain Version A mocker seeks wisdom and does not find it. The doctrine of the prudent is accessible. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy. |
(let the wise listen and increase learning and the discerning obtain wise counsel)
A trustworthy witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.
Of what use is money in the hand of a fool since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?
Wisdom is before the person of understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
A fool finds no delight in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
Wisdom is unattainable for a fool— he does not open his mouth at the gate.
Do you see one wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than him.
All the words of my mouth are righteous, Nothing in them is perverse or crooked.
All of them are straightforward to the discerning, and right to those who find knowledge.
To Torah and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no light.
The wise men will be put to shame— shattered, trapped. Look! They have rejected Adonai’s word, so what wisdom do they have?
If anyone thinks he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know.
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all without hesitation and without reproach; and it will be given to him.