Proverbs 15:21 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 15:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 15:218 words

HebrewMeaning

אִ֭וֶּלֶתʾiwelet

foolishnessnounH200

foolishly

שִׂמְחָ֣הśiməḥāh

is a joynounH8057

exceeding · joy · mirth · pleasure ···

לַ/חֲסַרlaḥăsar

to one lacking ofpronH2638

fail · lack · have need · void ···

לֵ֑בlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

וְ/אִ֥ישׁwəʾiyš

and a person ofconjH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

תְּ֝בוּנָ֗הtəbwnāh

understandingnounH8394

reason · skilfulness · understanding · wisdom

יְיַשֶׁרyəyašer

directverbH3474

fit · seem good · please · be (esteem ···

לָֽכֶתlāket

awayverbH3212

again · bear · bring · carry ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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