Proverbs 14:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.”

Proverbs 14:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:67 words

HebrewMeaning

בִּקֶּשׁbiqeš

askverbH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

לֵ֣ץlēṣ

ambassadoradjH3887

have in derision · interpreter · make a mock · mocker ···

חָכְמָ֣הḥākəmāh

skilfulnounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

וָ/אָ֑יִןwāʾāyin

elseconjH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

וְ/דַ֖עַתwədaʿat

cunningconjH1847

norantly · know · awares

לְ/נָב֣וֹןlənābwōn

attendpronH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

נָקָֽלnāqāl

abateverbH7043

make bright · bring into contempt · curse · despise ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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