19 Proverbs 14:9

Fools mock at sin,

But among the upright there is favor.

Sin takes us farther than we want to go, keeps us longer than we want to stay and takes more than we want to give.  A person who doesn’t understand that a seed of sin can grow into a mountain of calamity will mock the upright for wanting to avoid sin.  The upright person avoids these calamities by choosing not to enter into sin and will receive favor from God.