Proverbs 15:21
אִוֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָה לַחֲסַר ־ לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יְיַשֶּׁר ־ לָֽכֶת ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
In Context
20בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח ־ אָב וּכְסִיל אָדָם בּוֹזֶה אִמּֽוֹ ׃
22הָפֵר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּאֵין סוֹד וּבְרֹב יוֹעֲצִים תָּקֽוּם ׃
Cross References
Psalms 111:10רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה ׀ יִרְאַת יְהוָה שֵׂכֶל טוֹב לְכָל ־ עֹשֵׂיהֶם תְּהִלָּתוֹ עֹמֶדֶת לָעַֽד ׃
Proverbs 4:26פַּלֵּס מַעְגַּל רַגְלֶךָ וְֽכָל ־ דְּרָכֶיךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ ׃
Proverbs 11:12בָּז ־ לְרֵעֵהוּ חֲסַר ־ לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנוֹת יַחֲרִֽישׁ ׃
Proverbs 14:16חָכָם יָרֵא וְסָר מֵרָע וּכְסִיל מִתְעַבֵּר וּבוֹטֵֽחַ ׃
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 →