"Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour." Proverbs14:9

What is your attitude toward sin…? Maybe I should ask the question another way. What is your attitude toward your sin? Our verse today deals with how foolishness and wisdom views and deals with personal sin. There are many commentators that translate sin in this passage as “sin offering”. The sin offering was that which God commanded Israel to sacrifice to Him as atonement for their sin guilt. I think it can be helpful to think of it in this way to get the full weight of the verse. The foolish mock… The word mock used in this verse is translated scorner in verse 6. The word indicates that the foolish are proud, arrogant, and un-teachable concerning their sins. They laugh at the idea of a sin offering or restitution toward someone they have sinned against, because they see it as no big deal. The fool laughs at the idea of humility and confession because they refuse to acknowledge their own guilt.