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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A scorner seeketh wisdom, and <i>findeth it</i> not: but knowledge <i>is</i> easy unto him that understandeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not <i>find it,</i> But knowledge <i>is</i> easy to him who understands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A scoffer seeks wisdom and <i>finds</i> none, But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />A scoffer seeks wisdom, and <i>finds</i> none, But knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A scoffer seeks wisdom and <i>finds</i> none, But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none [for his ears are closed to wisdom], But knowledge is easy for one who understands [because he is willing to learn].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn&#8217t find it, but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Make fun of wisdom, and you will never find it. But if you have understanding, knowledge comes easily. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A mocker searches for wisdom without finding it, but knowledge comes easily to a person who has understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Conceited people can never become wise, but intelligent people learn easily. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but learning comes easily to someone who understands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understandeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A scorner has sought wisdom, and it is not, "" And knowledge [is] easy to the intelligent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He mocking sought wisdom, and none: and knowledge being easy to him understanding.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />A mocker seeks wisdom and does not find it. The doctrine of the prudent is accessible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for the intelligent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for one who understands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />An evil man seeks wisdom, and finds it not; but knowledge is easy to a man of understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The evil one seeks wisdom and will not find it, and knowledge is found by the intelligent.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath discernment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/14-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=2584" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/14.htm">The Wise Woman</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3887.htm" title="3887: lêṣ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to make mouths at, i.e. To scoff; hence to interpret, or intercede.">A mocker</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: biq·qeš- (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">seeks</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: ḥāḵ·māh (N-fs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">wisdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wā·’ā·yin (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and finds none,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1847.htm" title="1847: wə·ḏa·‘aṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Knowledge. From yada'; knowledge.">but knowledge</a> <a href="/hebrew/7043.htm" title="7043: nā·qāl (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To be slight, swift or trifling. A primitive root; to be light, literally Or figuratively.">comes easily</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: lə·nā·ḇō·wn (Prep-l:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">to the discerning.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a></span><br />Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-3.htm">Proverbs 2:3-6</a></span><br />if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, / if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure, / then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-17.htm">Proverbs 8:17</a></span><br />I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Jeremiah 29:13</a></span><br />You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-20.htm">1 Corinthians 1:20-25</a></span><br />Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? / For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. / Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a></span><br />The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-2.htm">Colossians 2:2-3</a></span><br />that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, / in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a></span><br />The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-7.htm">2 Timothy 3:7</a></span><br />who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Proverbs 3:13-18</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-39.htm">John 5:39-40</a></span><br />You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, / yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-7.htm">Proverbs 4:7</a></span><br />Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-20.htm">Proverbs 13:20</a></span><br />He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A scorner seeks wisdom, and finds it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understands.</p><p class="hdg">scorner</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/18-2.htm">Proverbs 18:2</a></b></br> A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/26-12.htm">Proverbs 26:12</a></b></br> Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? <i>there is</i> more hope of a fool than of him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-20.htm">Isaiah 8:20</a></b></br> To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, <i>it is</i> because <i>there is</i> no light in them.</p><p class="hdg">knowledge</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-9.htm">Proverbs 8:9</a></b></br> They <i>are</i> all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/17-24.htm">Proverbs 17:24</a></b></br> Wisdom <i>is</i> before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool <i>are</i> in the ends of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-18.htm">Psalm 119:18,98-100</a></b></br> Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/13-1.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-13.htm">Discerning</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-12.htm">Discernment</a> <a href="/judges/20-43.htm">Easily</a> <a href="/psalms/123-4.htm">Easy</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Find</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-35.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-27.htm">Finds</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-5.htm">Hater</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-13.htm">Intelligent</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-1.htm">Mocker</a> <a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Readily</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-1.htm">Scoffer</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-1.htm">Scorner</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-27.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-27.htm">Seeketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-27.htm">Seeks</a> <a href="/psalms/119-155.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-9.htm">Understandeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-15.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-10.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-1.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/14-9.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-33.htm">Discerning</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-33.htm">Discernment</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-24.htm">Easily</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Easy</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-7.htm">Find</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-20.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-32.htm">Finds</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-10.htm">Hater</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-33.htm">Intelligent</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-12.htm">Mocker</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-4.htm">Readily</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-12.htm">Scoffer</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-12.htm">Scorner</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-15.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-14.htm">Seeketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-14.htm">Seeks</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-12.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-25.htm">Understandeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-29.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-19.htm">Vain</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-8.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/14-1.htm">A wise woman builds her house</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This term is often associated with those who are arrogant and dismissive of divine instruction. In Proverbs, mockers are contrasted with the wise, who fear the Lord and seek His guidance. The mocker's search for wisdom is futile because their heart is not open to receiving it. This reflects the broader biblical theme that true wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord (<a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a>). The mocker's attitude prevents them from understanding or accepting wisdom, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/psalms/1.htm">Psalm 1:1</a>, which warns against walking in the counsel of the wicked.<p><b>but knowledge comes easily to the discerning</b><br>The "discerning" are those who possess insight and understanding, often because they are receptive to God's teachings. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, discernment was highly valued and seen as a gift from God, enabling individuals to make wise decisions. This phrase suggests that those who are open to learning and who approach wisdom with humility will find it accessible and rewarding. The ease with which knowledge comes to the discerning is a testament to their willingness to learn and their alignment with God's will. This is echoed in <a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a>, where believers are encouraged to ask God for wisdom, which He gives generously to those who seek it with a sincere heart.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/mocker.htm">Mocker</a></b><br>In the context of Proverbs, a mocker is someone who ridicules or scorns wisdom and instruction. This person is often characterized by pride and a refusal to accept correction or guidance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/discerning.htm">Discerning</a></b><br>This refers to individuals who possess the ability to judge well and understand deeply. They are open to learning and are receptive to wisdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom</a></b><br>In the book of Proverbs, wisdom is personified and is seen as a valuable treasure that leads to a righteous and fulfilling life. It is often associated with the fear of the Lord.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/k/knowledge.htm">Knowledge</a></b><br>This is the understanding and information that comes from learning and experience. In Proverbs, knowledge is closely linked to wisdom and is seen as a gift from God to those who seek it earnestly.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally, King Solomon is credited with writing much of the book of Proverbs. His reign was marked by a quest for wisdom, which he famously requested from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_prideful_seeking.htm">The Futility of Prideful Seeking</a></b><br>A mocker, due to pride and scorn, seeks wisdom but finds none. This highlights the futility of seeking wisdom with a closed heart and mind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_ease_of_receptive_learning.htm">The Ease of Receptive Learning</a></b><br>For the discerning, knowledge comes easily. This suggests that a humble and open heart is crucial for gaining true understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_attitude_in_learning.htm">The Importance of Attitude in Learning</a></b><br>Our attitude towards learning and correction greatly affects our ability to gain wisdom. A teachable spirit is essential.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_godly_fear_in_wisdom.htm">The Role of Godly Fear in Wisdom</a></b><br>The fear of the Lord is foundational to acquiring wisdom and knowledge. Reverence for God opens the door to true understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_steps_to_discernment.htm">Practical Steps to Discernment</a></b><br>Engage in regular prayer and study of Scripture to cultivate discernment. Seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in understanding God's truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_decision_guidance_is_in_the_bible.htm">What guidance does the Bible offer for decision making?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_4_1_ignore_bad_guidance.htm">Does the call to heed a father's instruction in Proverbs 4:1 ignore the possibility of flawed or harmful parental guidance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_19_14_limit_free_will.htm">Proverbs 19:14 credits God alone for providing a prudent spouse--does this diminish human choice or contradict free will elsewhere in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_avoid_casting_pearls_before_swine.htm">Why did Jesus advise against casting pearls before swine?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not.</span>--Because "God resisteth the proud" (<a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm" title="Likewise, you younger, submit yourselves to the elder. Yes, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.">1Peter 5:5</a>), and none can give wisdom but He who alone has it (<a href="/1_corinthians/2-11.htm" title="For what man knows the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knows no man, but the Spirit of God.">1Corinthians 2:11</a>); but He teaches him that "feareth the Lord" (<a href="/psalms/25-11.htm" title="For your name's sake, O LORD, pardon my iniquity; for it is great.">Psalm 25:11</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not;</span> literally, <span class="accented">it is not</span> - <span class="accented">there is none</span> (<a href="/proverbs/13-7.htm">Proverbs 13:7</a>). 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 (<a href="/psalms/25-9.htm">Psalm 25:9</a>). Wisd. 1:4, "Into a malicious soul wisdom shall not enter; nor dwell in the body that is pledged to sin" (comp. <a href="/psalms/111-10.htm">Psalm 111:10</a>). 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." <span class="cmt_word">Knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth;</span> "that hath understanding," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> 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). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/14-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A mocker</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(lêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3887.htm">Strong's 3887: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seeks</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּקֶּשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(biq·qeš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wisdom</span><br /><span class="heb">חָכְמָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥāḵ·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and [finds] none,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאָ֑יִן</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ā·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but knowledge</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדַ֖עַת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏa·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1847.htm">Strong's 1847: </a> </span><span class="str2">Knowledge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comes easily</span><br /><span class="heb">נָקָֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·qāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7043.htm">Strong's 7043: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be slight, swift or trifling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the discerning.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנָב֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·nā·ḇō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/14-6.htm">Proverbs 14:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/14-6.htm">Proverbs 14:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/14-6.htm">Proverbs 14:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/14-6.htm">Proverbs 14:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/14-6.htm">Proverbs 14:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/14-6.htm">Proverbs 14:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/14-6.htm">Proverbs 14:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/14-6.htm">Proverbs 14:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/14-6.htm">Proverbs 14:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/14-6.htm">Proverbs 14:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/14-6.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 14:6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and doesn't find (Prov. 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