<p>16:14 <i>And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him</i>- Scoffing at Divine wisdom recalls so many passages in Proverbs. They were &quot;fools&quot; for all their appearance of wisdom. They justified their love of money (:15), seeing their wealth as a reward for piety, just as the false gospel of wealth does today. They scoffed because they claimed that wealth was the reward for righteousness. But the rest of this chapter records the Lord's deconstruction of that position. They scoffed at the idea of reducing the debts of another- they would've tried to get out of the problem by some other way.</p>