The Truth About Mockery (Proverbs 14:9)

Some think it is funny when the wrong things are done. Evil just becomes another game. But the gamble is too high when the wager is your soul.

"Fools make a mock at sine, and sin mocks the fools [who are its victims] - a sin offering made by them only mocks them [bringing them disappointment and disfavor]; but among the upright there is the favor of God." Proverbs 14:9, Amplified

If you are reading the New King James Version of this verse, then you may have noticed that the Amplified Version of this verse is jut a little bit longer. However, I think that it is a good thing, a great point is conveyed here.

Those who are not saved only make a mockery of sin. It becomes a huge joke with them because they do not truly understand life after death and what is awaiting them. But in reality, it is not them who mock sin, rather it is sin that is mocking them. Sin has blinded their eyes to the truth of the Light and deafened their ears to the truth of the Gospel. No, brother, it is not we who are the mockers, but we who are the mocked. That is unless we already have the light of the Gospel within our hearts. If the latter be the case then that still small voice speaks into our ear when we have transgressed. Our sin offering will not be made a mockery, rather it will be accepted because we have the favor of the Lord on our side.