Proverbs 14:6

"A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth."

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All Translations

BBE BBE

The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

DBY DBY

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none [for him]; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.

KJV King James Version

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

WBT WBT

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understandeth.

WEB WEB

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, But knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

YLT YLT

A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent `is' easy.