Thou shalt seek wisdom with bad men, and shalt not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.
WEB
Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
Parallel Translations
You shall seek wisdom with bad men, and shall not find it; but discretion is easily available with the prudent.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Cross References
James 1:5Matthew 13:11–12Matthew 11:25–27Proverbs 8:91 Corinthians 8:21 Corinthians 3:18–19Psalms 119:18Psalms 119:98–1002 Peter 3:3–5Romans 9:31–32Proverbs 18:2Romans 1:21–28Jeremiah 8:9Proverbs 26:12Matthew 6:22–23
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