Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman 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.

A Conservative Version

Folly is joy to him who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding makes his going straight.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Foolishness is joy to him who is without heart and lacks [intelligent, common] sense,
But a man of understanding walks uprightly [making his course straight].

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Folly is joy to him wanting heart: and the man of understanding will make straight to go.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Folly is a joy to him who lacks {sense}, and a person of understanding {will walk upright}.

Modern King James verseion

Folly is joy to him who is without any wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A fool rejoiceth in foolish things; but a wise man looketh well to his own goings.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Folly, is joy to him that lacketh sense, - but, a man of understanding, taketh a straight course.

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth his going.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אוּלת 
'ivveleth 
Usage: 25

is joy
שׂמחה 
Simchah 
Usage: 93

חסר 
Chacer 
Usage: 18

but a man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

תּובנה תּבוּנה תּבוּןo 
Tabuwn 
Usage: 42

ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

Context Readings

A Wise Son Brings Blessings To Others

20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother. 21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight. 22 Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.



Cross References

Proverbs 10:23

It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

Ephesians 5:15

Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

Job 28:28

And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

Psalm 111:10

The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

Proverbs 11:12

He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

Proverbs 14:9

In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

Proverbs 14:16

The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

Proverbs 26:18-19

As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

James 3:13

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

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