9Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.


In Context

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

7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

Proverbs 14:9 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:9Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:9A fool will laugh at sin, but among the just grace shall abide.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:9A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:9The foolish make a mock at guilt: but among the upright there is good will.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favor.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright — a pleasing thing.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:9Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favor.