Proverbs 15:21

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:23 : 23 It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.
  • Eph 5:15 : 15 Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do [his commandments] : His praise endureth for ever.
  • Prov 11:12 : 12 He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
  • Prov 14:9 : 9 A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.
  • Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
  • Prov 26:18-19 : 18 As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

Similar Verses (AI)

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    20 A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

  • Prov 14:6-9
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    6 A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding.

    7 Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.

    8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

    9 A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23 It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

    16 A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21 He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.

  • Prov 16:22
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    22 Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3 Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.

  • Prov 17:24-25
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    24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

    25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

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    14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

  • Prov 19:1-3
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    1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

    2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

    3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 14:15-18
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    15 The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

    16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

    17 He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

    18 The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24 The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.

  • Prov 15:5
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    5 A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

  • Prov 21:16
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    16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

  • Eccl 2:14
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    14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.

  • Eccl 10:15
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    15 The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

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    8 The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

    9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 3:13
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    13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

  • Prov 15:22
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    22 Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • Eccl 7:4
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    4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

  • Prov 10:1
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    1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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    14 Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

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    6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

  • Prov 22:15
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    15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10 Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • Eccl 6:8
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    8 For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? [or] what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?

  • Prov 5:23
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    23 He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

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    32 For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

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    5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

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    7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.