Proverbs 15:21
Folly is joy to one lacking heart, || And a man of intelligence directs [his] going.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
In Context
20A wise son makes a father glad. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
Cross References
Psalms 111:10The fear of YHWH [is] the beginning of wisdom, || Good understanding have all doing them, || His praise [is] standing forever!
Proverbs 4:26Ponder the path of your feet, || And all your ways [are] established.
Proverbs 11:12Whoever is despising his neighbor lacks heart, || And a man of understanding keeps silence.
Proverbs 14:16The wise is fearing and turning from evil, || And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
Ephesians 5:15See, then, how exactly you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:21
20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. Observe here, 1. To the praise of good children, that they are the joy of their parents, who ought to have joy of them, having taken so much care and pains about them. And it adds much to the satisfaction of those that are good if they have reason to think that they have been a comfort to their parents in their declining years, when evil days come. 2. To the shame of wicked children, that by their wickedness they put contempt upon their… Read the whole commentary →