Proverbs 14:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 14:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 14:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 14:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.”

Proverbs 14:9 — World English Bible

Proverbs 14:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.”

Proverbs 14:9 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 14:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright--a pleasing thing.”

Proverbs 14:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 14:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.”

Proverbs 14:9 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 14:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The foole maketh a mocke of sinne: but among the righteous there is fauour.”

Proverbs 14:9 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 14:9 in Context — Proverbs 14

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.

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What Does Proverbs 14:9 Mean?

Proverbs 14:9 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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