Those who make fun of others look for wisdom and don’t find it. But knowledge comes easily to those who understand what is right.

亵慢人寻智慧，却寻不着；聪明人易得知识。

傲慢人枉寻智慧；聪明人易得知识。

傲慢人枉寻智慧；聪明人易得知识。

嘲讽者徒然寻智慧，明哲人轻易得知识。

好讥笑人的寻找智慧，却寻不着；聪明人寻找知识，却轻易得着。

讥讽者寻求智慧却得不到；有悟性的人轻易得知识。

褻慢人尋智慧，卻尋不着；聰明人易得知識。

傲慢人枉尋智慧；聰明人易得知識。

傲慢人枉尋智慧；聰明人易得知識。

嘲諷者徒然尋智慧，明哲人輕易得知識。

好譏笑人的尋找智慧，卻尋不著；聰明人尋找知識，卻輕易得著。

褻慢人尋智慧，卻尋不着；明達人得知識很輕易。

譏諷者尋求智慧卻得不到；有悟性的人輕易得知識。

侮慢者求智弗獲、明哲者知識易得、

侮慢者、求智而不能、明哲者、學道而易得。

侮慢者求智不得、明哲者易得知識、

The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.

A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.

A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, But knowledge is easy for one who has understanding.

A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands.

A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

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

The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

He replied,“ Because you have been given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. It has not been given to outsiders.Everyone who has this kind of knowledge will be given more knowledge. In fact, they will have very much. If anyone doesn’t have this kind of knowledge, even what little they have will be taken away from them.

If any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it. He will give it to you. God gives freely to everyone and doesn’t find fault.

Anyone who understands what is right keeps wisdom in view. But the eyes of a foolish person look everywhere else.

At that time Jesus said,“ I praise you, Father. You are Lord of heaven and earth. You have hidden these things from wise and educated people. But you have shown them to little children.Yes, Father. This is what you wanted to do.“ My Father has given all things to me. The Father is the only one who knows the Son. And the only ones who know the Father are the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to make him known.

To those who have understanding, all my words are right. To those who have found knowledge, they are true.

Most of all, here is what you must understand. In the last days people will make fun of the truth. They will laugh at it. They will follow their own evil desires.They will say,“ Where is this‘ return’ he promised? Everything goes on in the same way it has since our people of long ago died. In fact, it has continued this way since God first created everything.”Long ago, God’s word brought the heavens into being. His word separated the earth from the waters. And the waters surrounded it. But these people forget things like that on purpose.

Don’t fool yourselves. Suppose some of you think you are wise by the standards of the world. Then you should become“ fools” so that you can become wise.The wisdom of this world is foolish in God’s eyes. It is written,“ God catches wise people in their own evil plans.”( Job 5:13)

Those who think they are wise will be put to shame. They will become terrified. They will be trapped. They have not accepted my message. So what kind of wisdom do they have?

Open my eyes so that I can see the wonderful truths in your law.

Foolish people don’t want to understand. They take delight in saying only what they think.

Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, because your commands are always in my heart.I know more than all my teachers do, because I spend time thinking about your covenant laws.I understand more than the elders do, because I obey your rules.

“ The eye is like a lamp for the body. Suppose your eyes are healthy. Then your whole body will be full of light.But suppose your eyes can’t see well. Then your whole body will be full of darkness. If the light inside you is darkness, then it is very dark!

They knew God. But they didn’t honor him as God. They didn’t thank him. Their thinking became worthless. Their foolish hearts became dark.They claimed to be wise. But they made fools of themselves.They would rather have statues of gods than the glorious God who lives forever. Their statues of gods are made to look like people, birds, animals and reptiles.So God let them go. He allowed them to do what their sinful hearts wanted to. He let them commit sexual sins. They made one another’s bodies impure by what they did.They chose a lie instead of the truth about God. They worshiped and served created things. They didn’t worship the Creator. But he is praised forever. Amen.So God let them continue to have their shameful desires. Their women committed sexual acts that were not natural.In the same way, the men turned away from their natural love for women. They burned with sexual desire for each other. Men did shameful things with other men. They suffered in their bodies for all the wrong things they did.They didn’t think it was important to know God. So God let them continue to have evil thoughts. They did things they shouldn’t do.

Those who think they know something still don’t know as they should.

The people of Israel tried to obey the law to make themselves right with God. But they didn’t reach their goal of being right with God.Why not? Because they tried to do it without faith. They tried to be right with God by what they did. They tripped over the stone that causes people to trip and fall.

Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.

Follow what the Lord taught you and said to you through me. People who don’t speak in keeping with these words will have no hope in the morning.