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Proverbs 14:9

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour.

Proverbs 14:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 14:9

Theological / Devotional

Make a mock. Heb. yalis, a singular verb demanding a singular subject. Hence it is more correct to translate the clause, "guilt mocks at fools." Whether fools mock at sin or not, it is certain that sin mocks at them, for they do not realize how powerful is the hold that wrongdoing has upon them (see ch. 5:22).

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