Proverbs 14:6

6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

Proverbs 14:6 in Other Translations

KJV
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
ESV
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
NLT
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.
MSG
6 Cynics look high and low for wisdom - and never find it; the open-minded find it right on their doorstep!
CSB
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn't find it, but knowledge [comes] easily to the perceptive.

Proverbs 14:6 In-Context

4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.
5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.
6 The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
7 Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.

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