Catholic Public Domain Version
"A mocker seeks wisdom and does not find it. The doctrine of the prudent is accessible."
— Proverbs 14:6, Catholic Public Domain Version
“A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.”
“A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding. ”
“A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.”
“The scorner sought wisdom–there was none, but understanding was easy for a discerning person.”
“A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy.”
“The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.”
“A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.”
In the mouth of the foolish, there is a rod of arrogance. But the lips of the wise guard them.
Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty. But where there are many crops, there the strength of the ox is manifest.
A faithful witness will not lie. But a deceitful witness offers a lie.
A mocker seeks wisdom and does not find it. The doctrine of the prudent is accessible.
Go against a foolish man, and he does not acknowledge lips of prudence.
The wisdom of a discerning man is to understand his way. And the imprudence of the foolish is to be wandering astray.
The foolish will speak mockingly of sin. But grace lingers among the just.