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Proverbs 14:6
| ← Proverbs 14:5 | Proverbs 14:6 (KJV) | Proverbs 14:7 → |
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A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
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A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth.
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Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
A scornerH3887 seekethH1245 wisdomH2451, and findeth it not: but knowledgeH1847 is easyH7043 unto him that understandethH995.
Original Hebrew
בִּקֶּשׁ־לֵץ חָכְמָה וָאָיִן וְדַעַת לְנָבֹון נָקָל׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
בִּקֶּשׁ |
bi.kesh- | H1245 | HVpp3ms | he seeks |
לֵ֣ץ |
letz | H3887 | HAamsa | a mocker |
חָכְמָ֣ה |
chokh.mah | H2451 | HNcfsa | wisdom |
וָ/אָ֑יִן |
va./'A.yin | H369 | HC/Tn | and/ there (is) not |
וְ/דַ֖עַת |
ve./Da.'at | H1847 | HC/Ncfsa | and/ knowledge |
לְ/נָב֣וֹן |
le./na.Von | H995 | HR/VNrmsa | to/ a discerning (person) |
נָקָֽל |
na.Kal | H7043 | HVNrmsa | it is trifling |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H995 — בִּין (bîyn, bene): a primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand; attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
- H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
- H1847 — דַּעַת (daʻath, dah'-ath): from יָדַע; knowledge; cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
- H2451 — חׇכְמָה (chokmâh, khok-maw'): from חָכַם; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
- H3887 — לוּץ (lûwts, loots): a primitive root; properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede; ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.
- H7043 — קָלַל (qâlal, kaw-lal'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.); abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-) vile, whet.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- knowledge — Psalms 119:18, Psalms 119:98-100, Proverbs 8:9, Proverbs 17:24, Matthew 13:11-12, James 1:5
- scorner — Proverbs 18:2, Proverbs 26:12, Isaiah 8:20, Jeremiah 8:9, Matthew 6:22-23, Matthew 11:25-27, Romans 1:21-28, Romans 9:31-32, 1 Corinthians 3:18-19, 1 Corinthians 8:2, 2 Peter 3:3-5
Reciprocal references (8): Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 13:1, Proverbs 17:16, Proverbs 24:7, Amos 8:12, Luke 13:24, 1 Corinthians 2:14, 2 Timothy 3:7
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: KNOWLEDGE-IGNORANCE, SCORNERS, WARNINGS CONCERNING
- Nave’s: INFIDELITY, SCOFFING, WISDOM
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