Bible verse
Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
Proverbs 14:9 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 14.
5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
7 Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
9 Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
KJV
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour.
ASV
A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.
ERV
The foolish make a mock at guilt: but among the upright there is good will.
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