THEOSISProverbs 15:21Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Folly is joy to the fool: and the wise man maketh straight his steps.
אִ֭וֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָ֣ה לַחֲסַר־לֵ֑ב וְאִ֥ישׁ תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה יְיַשֶׁר־לָֽכֶת׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 10:23A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.
- Eph 5:15See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise,
- Prov 14:9A fool will laugh at sin, but among the just grace shall abide.
- Prov 11:12He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace.
- Prov 26:18As he is guilty that shooteth arrows, and lances unto death.
- Prov 26:19So is the man that hurteth his friend deceitfully: and when he is taken, saith: I did it in jest.
- Prov 14:16A wise man feareth, and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over, and is confident.
- Ps 111 (110):10