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Proverbs Chapter 15 verse 21 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.
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BBE Proverbs 15:21

Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.
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DARBY Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to him that is void of sense; but a man of understanding regulateth his walk.
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KJV Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
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WBT Proverbs 15:21

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WEB Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, But a man of understanding keeps his way straight.
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YLT Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth `his' going.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 21. - Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom; literally, void of heart; i.e. of understanding (Proverbs 10:23). The perverse, self-willed fool finds pleasure in going on his evil way, and exposing the fatuity which he takes for wisdom. Septuagint, "The ways of the senseless are wanting in intelligence." A man of understanding walketh uprightly; goes the right way. It is implied that the fool goes the wrong way.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) Folly.--Shown in wasted opportunities, and the commission of evil (Proverbs 10:23), while the "man of understanding" directs his way in accordance with the will of God.