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Proverbs 14:6

nA scoffer seeks wisdom oin vain,

but pknowledge is easy for a man of understanding.

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Proverbs 14:6 — The New International Version (NIV)

The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,

but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

Proverbs 14:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not:

But knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

Proverbs 14:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it,

but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.

Proverbs 14:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it,

But knowledge is easy to him who understands.

Proverbs 14:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Those who make fun of wisdom look for it and do not find it,

but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.

Proverbs 14:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not;

But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

Proverbs 14:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 14:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A mocker searches for wisdom without finding it, 

but knowledge comes easily to a person who has understanding. 

Proverbs 14:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,

but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

Proverbs 14:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,

but knowledge is easy for one who understands.

Proverbs 14:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none,

but knowledge comes easily to him who understands.

Proverbs 14:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Those who make fun of others look for wisdom and don’t find it.

But knowledge comes easily to those who understand what is right.

Proverbs 14:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,

But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.


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