God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 14:9
9Stubborn fools make fun of guilt, but there is forgiveness among decent people.
Proverbs 14:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
- New International Version (NIV)Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is favor.
Context of Proverbs 14:9
7Stay away from a fool, because you will not receive knowledge from his lips. 8The wisdom of a sensible person guides his way of life, but the stupidity of fools misleads them. Stubborn fools make fun of guilt, but there is forgiveness among decent people. 10The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger can share its joy. 11The houses of wicked people will be destroyed, but the tents of decent people will continue to expand.
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אֱ֭וִלִים יָלִ֣יץ אָשָׁ֑ם וּבֵ֖ין יְשָׁרִ֣ים רָצֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 14:9
- Proverbs 1:22“How long will you gullible people love being so gullible? How long will you mockers find joy in your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 10:23Like the laughter of a fool when he carries out an evil plan, so is wisdom to a person who has understanding.
- Proverbs 26:18Like a madman who shoots flaming arrows, arrows, and death,
- Proverbs 30:20This is the way of a woman who commits adultery: She eats, wipes her mouth, and says, “I haven’t done anything wrong!”
- Job 15:16how much less will he trust the one who is disgusting and corrupt, the one who drinks wickedness like water.
- Job 34:7What person is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,
- Jude 1:18“In the last times people who ridicule ⌞God⌟ will appear. They will follow their own ungodly desires.”
- Proverbs 3:4Then you will find favor and much success in the sight of God and humanity.
- Proverbs 8:35Whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord.
- Proverbs 12:2A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns everyone who schemes.
- Proverbs 13:15Good sense brings favor, but the way of treacherous people is always the same.
- Romans 14:17God’s kingdom does not consist of what a person eats or drinks. Rather, God’s kingdom consists of God’s approval and peace, as well as the joy that the Holy Spirit gives.
Commentaries on Proverbs 14:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Fools make a mock at sin - And only fools would do so. But he that makes a sport of sinning, will find it no sport to suffer the vengeance of an eternal fire. Some learned men by their criticisms have brought this verse into embarrassments, out of which they were not able to extricate it. I believe we shall not come much nearer the sense than our present version does.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Fools make a mock - The verb in the Heb. is singular, the noun plural. The King James Version assumes that the number is altered to individualize the application of the maxim. Others translate it: “Sin mocks the fools who are its victims,” i. e., disappoints and ruins them; or, “A sin-offering does but mock the worshippers when they are willfully wicked:” they expect to gain God‘s favor, and do not gain it. So taken it becomes parallel to Proverbs 15:8…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9Verse 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.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Wise people admit their mistakes and sins, which leads to change and making peace. Fools try to defend themselves by mocking guilt.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Fools make a mock at sin--or, "Sin deludes fools." righteous ... favour--that is, of God, instead of the punishment of sin.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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