Proverbs 14:9

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7 Go from the presence of a foolish man,
When you do not perceive in him the lips of ^aknowledge.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
But the folly of fools is deceit.

9 ^aFools mock at¹ sin,
But among the upright there is favor.

10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.

11 ^aThe house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.

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Proverbs 14:9

Fools 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; Proverbs 21:7.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Proverbs 14:9:**

Isaiah 53:10
Luke 11:40
Romans 1:22

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