Daily Bible Nugget #722, Proverbs 14:6

The Nugget:

Pro 14:6  A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. (KJV)

Pro 14:6 A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy. (YLT, Young’s Literal Translation)

Pro 14:6  A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge comes easily to him who understands. (LEB, Lexham English Bible)

Pro 14:6 A scorner seeks wisdom, but finds it not, yet knowledge is swift to the discerning. (LITV, Literal Translation of the Holy Bible)

Pro 14:6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man. (BBE, Basic English Bible)

Pro 14:6  A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person. (WEB, World English Bible)

Pro 14:6 The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none,
but understanding is easy for a discerning person. (NET Bible)

Pro 14:6  Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent. (LXX, Brenton translation)

Pro 14:6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none for him ; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent. (Darby translation)

Pro 14:6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding. (ESV, English Standard Version)

Pro 14:6  Conceited people can never become wise, but intelligent people learn easily. (GNB, Good News Bible)

Pro 14:6  A mocker searches for wisdom without finding it, but knowledge comes easily to a person who has understanding. (GW, God’s Word translation)

Pro 14:6 Make fun of wisdom, and you will never find it. But if you have understanding, knowledge comes easily. (CEV, Contemporary English Version)

Pro 14:6  The intellectually arrogant seek for wisdom, but they never seem to discover what they claim they’re looking for. For revelation-knowledge flows to the one who hungers for understanding. (TPT, The Passion Translation)

My Comment:

I have presented 14 different translations of Proverbs 14:6 to demonstrate that comparing English translations provides greater insight into the meaning and message of the text.

Anyone who scoffs at the Bible will find that they have little understanding of its text.

To understand the Bible you must read it from its worldview, not yours.

The remedy? Let those who seek to scoff and criticize the Bible learn to read the Bible with understanding. Once you learn to view things from the worldview of the Bible, particularly the New Testament, you will become a changed-for-the-better person as you become taught by the Holy Spirit, Who eagerly accompanies His Word.

Pro 14:7  The words of the wise are like weapons of knowledge. If you need wise counsel, stay away from the fool. (TPT, The Passion Translation)

 

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