Proverbs Chapter 14 verse 6 Holy Bible
A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and `findeth it' not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.
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The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
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A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none [for him]; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.
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A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
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A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, But knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
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A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent `is' easy.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 6. - A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; literally, it is not - there is none (Proverbs 13:7). A scorner may affect to be seeking wisdom, but he can never attain to it, because it is given only to him who is meek and fears the Lord (Psalm 25:9). Wisd. 1:4, "Into a malicious soul wisdom shall not enter; nor dwell in the body that is pledged to sin" (comp. Psalm 111:10). True wisdom is not to be won by those who are too conceited to receive instruction, and presume to depend upon their own judgment, and to weigh everything by their own standard. This is especially true of the knowledge of Divine things, which "scorners" never really acquire. Septuagint, "Thou shalt seek wisdom among the wicked, but thou shalt find it not." Knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth; "that hath understanding," i.e. to the man who realizes that the fear of God is a necessary condition to the acquiring of wisdom, and who seeks it as a boon at his hands. This acquisition, as it is difficult, nay, impossible for the scorner, is comparatively easy for the humble believer who seeks it with the right temper and in the right way. "Mysteries are revealed unto the meek" (Ecclus. 3:19, in some manuscripts).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not.--Because "God resisteth the proud" (1Peter 5:5), and none can give wisdom but He who alone has it (1Corinthians 2:11); but He teaches him that "feareth the Lord" (Psalm 25:11).
