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Proverbs 14:6
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Proverbs 14:6
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The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
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Proverbs 14:6 in Other Translations
KJV
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A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
ESV
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A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
NLT
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A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.
MSG
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Cynics look high and low for wisdom - and never find it; the open-minded find it right on their doorstep!
CSB
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A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn't find it, but knowledge [comes] easily to the perceptive.
Proverbs 14:6 In-Context
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Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.
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An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.
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The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
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Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
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The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.
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Proverbs 9:9
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