Proverbs 15:21
The ways of a foolish man are void of sense; but a wise man proceeds on his way aright.
LXX2012 (US English)
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 gladdens his father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.
22They that honor not councils put off deliberation; but counsel abides in the hearts of counselors.
Cross References
Psalms 111:10The sinner shall see and be angry, he shall gnash his teeth, and consume away: the desire of the sinner shall perish.
Proverbs 4:26Make straight paths for your feet, and order your ways aright.
Proverbs 11:12A man void of understanding sneers at his fellow citizens: but a sensible man is quiet.
Proverbs 14:16A wise man fears, and departs from evil; but the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.
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 →