Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.
WEB
Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
YLT
Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth his going.
DBT
Folly is joy to him that is void of sense; but a man of understanding regulateth his walk.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.