the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Brenton's Septuagint
Proverbs 15:21
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Foolishness brings joy to one without sense,but a person with understanding walks a straight path.
Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, But a man of understanding keeps his way straight.
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, but a man of understanding walks straight ahead.
Foolishness is joy to one who lacks sense, But a person of understanding walks straight.
A person without wisdom enjoys being foolish, but someone with understanding does what is right.
Foolishness is joy to him who is without heart and lacks [intelligent, common] sense, But a man of understanding walks uprightly [making his course straight].
Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, But a man of understanding keeps his way straight.
Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.
Folly is gladness to him who lacks a heart of wisdom,But a man of discernment walks straight.
Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
Stupidity brings happiness to senseless fools, but everyone with good sense follows the straight path.
Folly appeals to one who lacks sense, but a person of discernment goes straight ahead.
Folly is joy to him that is void of sense; but a man of understanding regulateth his walk.
Doing foolish things makes a fool happy, but a wise person is careful to do what is right.
A foolish man lacks understanding; but a man of understanding walks uprightly.
Stupid people are happy with their foolishness, but the wise will do what is right.
Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, and a person of understanding will walk upright.
Foolishness is joy to him who lacks understanding, but a man of understanding directs his going.
A foole reioyseth in foolish thinges, but a wyse man loketh well to his owne goinges.
Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.
Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.
Folly is joy to him that lacketh understanding; but a man of discernment walketh straightforwards.
Folly is ioy to him that is destitute of wisedome: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.
Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.
Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom: but a man of understanding maketh straight his going.
Foli is ioye to a fool; and a prudent man schal dresse hise steppis.
Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding makes straight his going.
Folly [is] joy to [him that is] destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.
Folly is joy to him who is destitute of discernment, But a man of understanding walks uprightly.
Foolishness brings joy to those with no sense; a sensible person stays on the right path.
A foolish way is joy to him who has no wisdom, but a man of understanding walks straight.
Folly is a joy to one who has no sense, but a person of understanding walks straight ahead.
Folly, is joy to him that lacketh sense, - but, a man of understanding, taketh a straight course.
Folly is joy to the fool: and the wise man maketh straight his steps.
Folly is a joy to him who has no sense, but a man of understanding walks aright.
Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth [his] going.
The empty-headed treat life as a plaything; the perceptive grasp its meaning and make a go of it.
Folly is joy to him who lacks sense, But a man of understanding walks straight.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
joy: Proverbs 10:23, Proverbs 14:9, Proverbs 26:18, Proverbs 26:19
destitute of wisdom: Heb. void of heart, Proverbs 11:12, *marg.
a man: Proverbs 14:16, Job 28:28, Psalms 111:10, Ephesians 5:15, James 3:13
Reciprocal: Proverbs 15:32 - getteth understanding
Cross-References
But thou shalt depart to thy fathers in peace, nourished in a good old age.
The Kenites, and the Kenezites, and the Kedmoneans,
And I will send at the same time my angel before thy face, and he shall cast out the Amorite and the Chettite, and the Pherezite and Gergesite, and Evite, and Jebusite, and Chananite.
Do thou take heed to all things whatsoever I command thee: behold, I cast out before your face the Amorite and the Chananite and the Pherezite, and the Chettite, and Evite, and Gergesite and Jebusite:
And when the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land, into which thou goest to possess it, and shall remove great nations from before thee, the Chettite, and Gergesite, and Amorite, and Chananite, and Pherezite, and Evite, and Jebusite, seven nations more numerous and stronger than you,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Folly [is] joy to [him that is] destitute of wisdom,.... Or "that wants a heart" q, a wise and understanding one; by "folly" is meant sin, for all sin is folly; and that is very pleasing and joyous to a wicked he chooses it and delights in it; instead of being ashamed of it, and sorry for it, he glories in it, and makes his boast of it; and not only takes pleasure in committing it himself, but also in those that do it; see Proverbs 10:23;
but a man of understanding walketh uprightly; he who has his understanding enlightened by the Spirit of God; who has an understanding given him by the Son of God; who has a spiritual and experimental understanding of the Gospel, and the truths of it: he walks according to the rule of the divine word; he walks as he has Christ for an example, and by faith on him; and after the spirit, and not after the flesh: or "directs himself in walking" r, his goings, as the Vulgate Latin version, according to the above rule, example, and guidance, by the assistance of the spirit and grace of God; otherwise it is not in man that walketh of himself to direct his steps,
Jeremiah 10:23.
q ××סר ×× "carenti corde", Montanus; "ei qui deficitur", Schultens. r ××שר ××ת "diriget seipsum ambulando", Montanus; "diriget ambulare, vel ad ambulandum", Vatablus; "diriget viam suam ad ambulandum", Mercerus, Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
i. e., The empty-hearted, rejoicing in folly, goes the wrong way; the man of understanding, rejoicing in wisdom, goes the right way.
