9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
9 Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.
9 Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.
9 The stupid ridicule right and wrong, but a moral life is a favored life.
9 Fools mock at sin, But among the upright there is favor.
9 Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 14:9
Commentary on Proverbs 14:9
(Read Proverbs 14:9)
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.