Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Fools make fun of guilt, but among the upright there are good intentions.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
Holman Bible
but there is goodwill among the upright.
A Conservative Version
Fools mock at sin, but among the upright there is good will.
American Standard Version
A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.
Amplified
Fools mock sin [but sin mocks the fools],
But among the upright there is good will and the favor and blessing of God.
Bible in Basic English
In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.
Darby Translation
Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.
Julia Smith Translation
The foolish will mock at guilt: and between the upright acceptance.
King James 2000
Fools make a mockery of sin: but among the righteous there is favor.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Fools mock [the] guilt offering, but among the upright, it is favorable.
Modern King James verseion
Fools laugh at sin, but among the righteous there is favor.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Fools make but a sport of sin; but there is favourable love among the righteous.
NET Bible
Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.
New Heart English Bible
Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.
The Emphasized Bible
the foolish, scoff at guilt, but, between the upright, is good pleasure.
Webster
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favor.
World English Bible
Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.
Youngs Literal Translation
Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright -- a pleasing thing.
Themes
Fools » Characteristics of » Mocking at sin
Mockery » Who makes a mock at sin
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 14:9
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Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
8 The wisdom of the prudent helps him know how to live, but a fool's stupidity deceives him. 9 Fools make fun of guilt, but among the upright there are good intentions. 10 The heart knows its own bitterness an outsider cannot share in its joy.
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Cross References
Proverbs 10:23
Just as the fool considers wickedness his joy, so is wisdom to the discerning man.
Job 15:16
then how much less is one who is abhorred and corrupted, such as a man who drinks injustice like water?"
Job 34:7-9
"What man is like Job, who drinks mockery like water,
Proverbs 1:22
"You naive ones, how long will you love naivety And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing or fools hate knowledge?"
Proverbs 3:4
and find favor and a good reputation with God and men.
Proverbs 8:35
because those who find me find life and gain favor from the LORD.
Proverbs 12:2
The good person will gain favor from the LORD, but the man who plots evil will be condemned by him.
Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding produces grace, but the lifestyle of the treacherous never changes.
Proverbs 26:18-19
Like the maniac who shoots fiery darts and deadly arrows
Proverbs 30:20
This is what an immoral woman is like: she eats, wipes her mouth, then says "I've done nothing wrong."
Romans 14:17-18
For God's kingdom does not consist of food and drink, but of righteousness, peace, and joy produced by the Holy Spirit.
Jude 1:18
They kept telling you, "In the last times there will be mockers, following their own ungodly desires."