A moment in scripture
Proverbs 15:21
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Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
- Proverbs 15:20
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
- Proverbs 15:22
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
- Proverbs 15:23
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.