Verse 21

Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dårskap er glede for den som mangler innsikt, men den vise går rett.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Tåpelighet er glede for den som mangler forstand, men en klok mann følger en rett vei.

• Norsk King James

  Dumskap gir glede for den som mangler visdom, men en forstandig mann går rett.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dårskap er en glede for den som mangler forstand, men en forstandig mann vandrer rett fram.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dumhet er glede for den som mangler forstand, men den som har innsikt går på rett vei.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dårskap er glede for den som mangler visdom, men den forstandige vandrer rett på.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Tåpelighet er glede for den som mangler visdom, men en innsiktsfull mann vandrer rettskaffent.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Dårskap er glede for den som mangler visdom, men den forstandige vandrer rett på.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dårskap er glede for den som mangler forstand, men den kloke styrer sin vei rett.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dårskap er glede for den som mangler hjerte, men en forstandig mann vandrer rett.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Daarlighed er den en Glæde, som fattes Forstand, men en forstandig Mand vandrer ret frem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dårskap er en glede for den som mangler forstand, men en forstandig mann går rett fram.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dårskap er glede for den som mangler visdom, men en forstandig mann holder sin vei rett.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dårskap er en glede for den som mangler omdømme, men en klok mann styrer sin ferd.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dårskap er glede for den som mangler forstand, men den kloke holder sin vei rett.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dårskapen gir glede for den uforstandige; men den forstandige holder sin vei rett.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  A foole reioyseth in foolish thinges, but a wyse man loketh well to his owne goinges.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Prov 10:23 : 23 It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
• Eph 5:15 : 15 See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, but as wise,
• Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and endowed with knowledge among you? Let him show by good conduct his works with the meekness of wisdom.
• Job 28:28 : 28 And to 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 the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do his commandments; his praise endures forever.
• Prov 11:12 : 12 He who lacks wisdom despises his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his peace.
• Prov 14:9 : 9 Fools mock at sin, but among the righteous there is favor.
• Prov 14:16 : 16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.
• Prov 26:18-19 : 18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, Am I not joking?