Proverbs 14:6
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 14
“A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.”Proverbs 14:6
What Does Proverbs 14:6 Mean?
Proverbs 14:6 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 14, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 14:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 2:14“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”2 Timothy 3:7“Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”James 1:5“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”Proverbs 8:9“They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.”Proverbs 24:7“Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.”Matthew 13:11“He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.”Proverbs 13:1“A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.”Matthew 11:25“At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.”1 Corinthians 3:18“Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.”2 Peter 3:3“Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,”Proverbs 17:24“Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.”Amos 8:12“And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.”1 Corinthians 8:2“And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.”Psalms 119:18“Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.”Psalms 119:98“Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.”Proverbs 1:22“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”Proverbs 17:16“Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?”Proverbs 18:2“A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.”Proverbs 26:12“Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.”Isaiah 8:20“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”
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