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Proverbs 14:9
Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.
Proverbs 14:9 · World English Bible
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Proverbs 14:9 in other translations
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.
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In context
6 A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
7 Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
9 Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
11 The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
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