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Fools scoff at the idea of guilt,[a]
but favor is found among the upright.

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  1. Proverbs 14:9 Or the need for a guilt offering

Fools mock[a] the guilt offering,
    but among the upright, it is favorable.

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  1. Proverbs 14:9 Hebrew “he mocks”

13 A person who conceals his sins will not prosper,
but one who confesses and abandons them will receive mercy.

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13 He who conceals his transgression will not prosper,
    but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.

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