Proverbs 14:6
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.”
בָּקַשׁ
Seek, search. Baqash. To search diligently. Seek the LORD while He may be found. This is not passive looking but intense searching with your whole heart.
לוּץ
a mocker
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לוּץ
properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
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חׇכְמָה
wisdom
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חׇכְמָה
Wisdom. Chokhmah. The ability to apply knowledge rightly. It begins with the fear of the LORD and ends with godly living.
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קָלַל
it is trifling
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קָלַל
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
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