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Fools mock at the guilt offering,[a]
    but the upright enjoy God’s favor.

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Footnotes

  1. 14.9 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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

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Footnotes

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

13 No one who conceals transgressions will prosper,
    but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.(A)

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

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