Proverbs 15:21

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Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:23 : 23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
  • Eph 5:15 : 15 Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his works by his good conduct with the humility that comes from wisdom.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And He said to mankind, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who obey His precepts have good understanding. His praise endures forever.
  • Prov 11:12 : 12 Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.
  • Prov 14:9 : 9 Fools mock at making amends for guilt, but goodwill is found among the upright.
  • Prov 14:16 : 16 The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.
  • Prov 26:18-19 : 18 Like a madman who shoots fiery arrows, arrows, and death, 19 so is the one who deceives their neighbor and says, 'I was only joking!'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 15:20
    83%

    20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

  • Prov 14:6-9
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    83%

    6A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy for a discerning person.

    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

    9Fools mock at making amends for guilt, but goodwill is found among the upright.

  • Prov 10:23
    82%

    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    81%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

    16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • Prov 17:21
    80%

    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 13:16
    80%

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 16:22
    80%

    22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Prov 13:20
    79%

    20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 14:33
    79%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Eccl 10:3
    78%

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    78%

    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

    25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 15:14
    78%

    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 19:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

    2Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good, and one who hurries makes wrong choices.

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 14:15-18
    4 verses
    78%

    15The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.

    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

    18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 14:24
    78%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 15:5
    78%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 21:20
    77%

    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Prov 21:16
    76%

    16A person who wanders from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

  • Eccl 2:14
    76%

    14The wise have eyes in their heads, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate overtakes them both.

  • Eccl 10:15
    76%

    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

  • Prov 10:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 3:13
    76%

    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

  • Prov 15:22
    76%

    22Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Eccl 7:4
    76%

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

  • Prov 10:1
    75%

    1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son causes sorrow to his mother.

  • Prov 10:14
    75%

    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 17:16
    75%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Eccl 7:6
    75%

    6For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools—this too is meaningless.

  • Prov 22:15
    75%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

  • Prov 19:10
    75%

    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 14:3
    75%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Eccl 6:8
    75%

    8What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?

  • Prov 5:23
    75%

    23He will die for lack of discipline, and in the abundance of his folly, he will go astray.

  • Prov 11:29
    75%

    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 1:32
    75%

    32For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 26:5
    75%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 24:7
    74%

    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.