Proverbs 14:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:23 : 23 Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.
  • Prov 12:2 : 2 A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.
  • Prov 13:15 : 15 Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.
  • Prov 26:18-19 : 18 Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows, 19 so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”
  • Prov 30:20 : 20 This is the way of an adulterous woman: she has eaten and wiped her mouth and has said,“I have not done wrong.”
  • Rom 14:17-18 : 17 For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.
  • Jude 1:18 : 18 For they said to you,“In the end time there will come scoffers, propelled by their own ungodly desires.”
  • Job 15:16 : 16 how much less man, who is abominable and corrupt, who drinks in evil like water!
  • Job 34:7-9 : 7 What man is like Job, who drinks derision like water! 8 He goes about in company with evildoers, he goes along with wicked men. 9 For he says,‘It does not profit a man when he makes his delight with God.’
  • Prov 1:22 : 22 “How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long have mockers delighted in mockery? And how long will fools hate knowledge?
  • Prov 3:4 : 4 Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.
  • Prov 8:35 : 35 For the one who finds me has found life and received favor from the LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 14:33-35
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

    35The king shows favor to a wise servant, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

  • Prov 24:9
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    9A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

  • Prov 13:15-16
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    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

  • Prov 14:16-19
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    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.

    18The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.

    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

  • Prov 15:21
    74%

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Job 22:19
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    19The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 14:24
    73%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

  • Prov 19:29
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    29Penalties have been prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Ps 14:1
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    1For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves,“There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

  • Ps 107:17
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    17They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins.

  • Prov 12:23
    73%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Eccl 7:4-6
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    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.

    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

    6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

  • Prov 18:2
    73%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

  • Prov 17:5
    73%

    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 26:10
    72%

    10Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passerby.

  • Prov 3:35
    72%

    35The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Prov 29:6
    72%

    6In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

  • Ps 52:6
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    6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:

  • Prov 10:8
    72%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 13:19-20
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    71%

    19A desire fulfilled will be sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away from evil.

    20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 19:10
    71%

    10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Prov 14:10
    71%

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

  • Prov 26:5
    71%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

  • Prov 13:6
    71%

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 15:2
    71%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Ps 53:1
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    1For the music director; according to the machalath style; a well-written song by David. Fools say to themselves,“There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

  • Prov 10:18
    71%

    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

  • Eccl 10:2
    71%

    2Wisdom Can Be Nullified By the Caprice of Rulers A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.

  • Prov 16:22
    71%

    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.