Proverbs 14:8-10

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⁸The wise man looks ahead. The fool attempts to fool himself and won’t face facts.

⁹The common bond of rebels is their guilt.^[a] The common bond of godly people is goodwill.

¹⁰Only the person involved can know his own bitterness or joy—no one else can really share it.

Proverbs 14:9 The common bond of rebels is their guilt, or “Fools make a mock at sin.” The Hebrew is obscure.

Proverbs 14:8-10

New International Version

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways,^(A)
but the folly of fools is deception.^(B)

⁹Fools mock at making amends for sin,
but goodwill is found among the upright.

¹⁰Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can share its joy.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

⁹Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

¹⁰The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
But the folly of fools is deceit.

⁹^(A)Fools mock at ^[a]sin,
But among the upright there is favor.

¹⁰The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.

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