Proverbs 14:9
אֱוִלִים יָלִיץ אָשָׁם וּבֵין יְשָׁרִים רָצֽוֹן ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
In Context
8חָכְמַת עָרוּם הָבִין דַּרְכּוֹ וְאִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים מִרְמָֽה ׃
10לֵב יוֹדֵעַ מָרַּת נַפְשׁוֹ וּבְשִׂמְחָתוֹ לֹא ־ יִתְעָרַב זָֽר ׃
Cross References
Job 34:7מִי ־ גֶבֶר כְּאִיּוֹב יִֽשְׁתֶּה ־ לַּעַג כַּמָּֽיִם ׃
Proverbs 3:4וּמְצָא ־ חֵן וְשֵֽׂכֶל ־ טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָֽם ׃ פ
Proverbs 10:23כִּשְׂחוֹק לִכְסִיל עֲשׂוֹת זִמָּה וְחָכְמָה לְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָֽה ׃
Proverbs 13:15שֵֽׂכֶל ־ טוֹב יִתֶּן ־ חֵן וְדֶרֶךְ בֹּגְדִים אֵיתָֽן ׃
Proverbs 30:20כֵּן ׀ דֶּרֶךְ אִשָּׁה מְנָאָפֶת אָכְלָה וּמָחֲתָה פִיהָ וְאָמְרָה לֹֽא ־ פָעַלְתִּי אָֽוֶן ׃ פ
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:9
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. See here, 1. The good conduct of a wise and good man; he manages himself well. It is not the wisdom of the learned, which consists only in speculation, that is here recommended, but the wisdom of the prudent, which is practical, and is of use to direct our counsels and actions. Christian prudence consists in a right understanding of our way; for we are travellers, whose concern it is, not to spy wonders, but to get forward… Read the whole commentary →