6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 14:6
The Fear of the LORD, the Way That Seems Right, and Wisdom for Household, Speech, and Community
The chapter moves through compact wisdom contrasts involving household formation, moral walking, speech, work, prudence, self-deception, emotional life, treatment of the poor, fear of the LORD, patience, righteousness, national life, and wise service.
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Verse 6
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A mocker לֵ֣ץ H3887 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular seeks בִּקֶּשׁ־ H1245 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular wisdom חָכְמָ֣ה H2451 Noun - feminine singular and [finds] none וָאָ֑יִן H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb but knowledge וְדַ֖עַת H1847 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular comes easily נָקָֽל׃ H7043 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to the discerning לְנָב֣וֹן H995 Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular