Proverbs 15:21
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English Standard Version
Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, but a man of understanding walks straight ahead.

New American Standard Bible
Folly is joy to him who lacks sense, But a man of understanding walks straight.

King James Bible
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Foolishness brings joy to one without sense, but a man with understanding walks a straight path.

International Standard Version
Stupidity is the delight of the senseless, but an understanding man walks uprightly.

NET Bible
Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A foolish man is lacking heart and an understanding man walks justly.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Stupidity is fun to the one without much sense, but a person who has understanding forges straight ahead.

King James 2000 Bible
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

American King James Version
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

American Standard Version
Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Folly is joy to the fool: and the wise man maketh straight his steps.

Darby Bible Translation
Folly is joy to him that is void of sense; but a man of understanding regulateth his walk.

English Revised Version
Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom: but a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

Webster's Bible Translation
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

World English Bible
Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

Young's Literal Translation
Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth his going.
Lexicon
Folly
'ivveleth  (iv-veh'-leth)
silliness -- folly, foolishly(-ness).
is joy
simchah  (sim-khaw')
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival) -- exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).
to him that is destitute
chacer  (khaw-sare')
lacking; hence, without -- destitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want.
of wisdom
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
but a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of understanding
tabuwn  (taw-boon')
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice -- discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
walketh
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
uprightly
yashar  (yaw-shar')
to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
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