A moment in scripture
Proverbs 14:6
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A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 14:4
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
- Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
- Proverbs 14:7
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
- Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.