Pro 14:9 | MHM | STEP | Mocking Sin and Finding Favor This verse shows the different attitudes of wicked people and righteous people towards sin. Wicked people do not take sin seriously. They laugh at their own sins and even at the sins of others. But righteous people are different. They are quick to repent and show kindness to each other. v. 9 : The Bible says, Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour . Wicked people treat sin as a joke. They act as if doing wrong is funny or not important. They may even joke about their mistakes or the mistakes of others. Sometimes, they try to make excuses for their sins or say that evil is good and good is evil (Isaiah 5:20 ). They rush into doing wrong and think nothing bad will happen to them (Jeremiah 8:6 ). They do not care about the harm caused by their actions and may laugh at anyone who tries to correct them. Some even make fun of the offerings meant to cover sin, which means they do not respect what Christ did for us. God is not pleased with this attitude (Amos 2:13 ). But among the righteous, things are different. If they do something wrong, they quickly repent and receive God's favor. They show kindness and forgiveness to each other, never mocking those who make mistakes but showing love and compassion instead.

‏ Proverbs 14:9

Mocking Sin and Finding Favor

This verse shows the different attitudes of wicked people and righteous people towards sin. Wicked people do not take sin seriously. They laugh at their own sins and even at the sins of others. But righteous people are different. They are quick to repent and show kindness to each other.

v. 9: The Bible says, Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour . Wicked people treat sin as a joke. They act as if doing wrong is funny or not important. They may even joke about their mistakes or the mistakes of others. Sometimes, they try to make excuses for their sins or say that evil is good and good is evil (Isaiah 5:20 ^a). They rush into doing wrong and think nothing bad will happen to them (Jeremiah 8:6 ^b). They do not care about the harm caused by their actions and may laugh at anyone who tries to correct them. Some even make fun of the offerings meant to cover sin, which means they do not respect what Christ did for us. God is not pleased with this attitude (Amos 2:13 ^c). But among the righteous, things are different. If they do something wrong, they quickly repent and receive God's favor. They show kindness and forgiveness to each other, never mocking those who make mistakes but showing love and compassion instead.