“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
he seeksverbH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
לֵ֣ץlēṣ
a mockeradjH3887
have in derision · interpreter · make a mock · mocker ···
חָכְמָ֣הḥākəmāh
wisdomnounH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
וָ/אָ֑יִןwāʾāyin
and there is notconjH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
וְ/דַ֖עַתwədaʿat
and knowledgeconjH1847
norantly · know · awares
לְ/נָב֣וֹןlənābwōn
to a discerning personpronH995
consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···
נָקָֽלnāqāl
it is triflingverbH7043
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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