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
Read Proverbs 14:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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.
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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