Proverbs 14:9
Fools 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. 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 14:9 in the NIV
Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 14:9 in the ESV
Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.