Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 15:21 Interlinear
“Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom but a man of understanding uprightly ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אִ֭וֶּלֶת | H200 | Folly | silliness |
| 2 | שִׂמְחָ֣ה | H8057 | is joy | blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival) |
| 3 | לַחֲסַר | H2638 | to him that is destitute | lacking; hence, without |
| 4 | לֵ֑ב | H3820 | of wisdom | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 5 | וְאִ֥ישׁ | H376 | but a man | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 6 | תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה | H8394 | of understanding | intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice |
| 7 | יְיַשֶּׁר | H3474 | uprightly | to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous |
| 8 | לָֽכֶת׃ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
Verse Context
Proverbs 15:20son A wise maketh a glad father but a foolish man...
Proverbs 15:21 (current)Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom but a man of understanding uprightly
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