Proverbs 15:21
“Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom,.... Or "that wants a heart" (q), a wise and understanding one; by…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
i. e., The empty-hearted, rejoicing in folly, goes the wrong way; the man of understanding, rejoicing in wisdom, goes…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. It is the character of a wicked man that he takes pleasure in sin; he has an appetite to the bait, and swallows…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
wisdom Lit. heart, as in Pro 11:12.
walketh uprightly Lit. maketh straight his going. The parallelism consists in the…
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