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

Other Translations of Proverbs 14:9

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

9 Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.Hebrew but among the upright is acceptance

The Message

9 The stupid ridicule right and wrong, but a moral life is a favored life.

New King James Version

9 Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is favor.

New Living Translation

9 Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 14:9

Commentary on Proverbs 14:9

(Read Proverbs 14:9)

Foolish and profane men consider sin a mere trifle, to be made light of rather than mourned over. Fools mock at the sin-offering; but those that make light of sin, make light of Christ.