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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 15:21 - Understanding
Proverbs 15:21 - Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folly | H200 | אִוֶּלֶת |
[Noun Feminine] silliness |
| is joy | H8057 | שִׂמְחָה |
[Noun Feminine] blithesomeness or {glee} (religious or festival) |
| to him that is destitute | H2638 | חָסֵר |
[Adjective] lacking; hence without |
| of wisdom | H3820 | לֵב |
[Noun Masculine] the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the {feelings} the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything |
| but a man | H376 | אִישׁ |
[Noun Masculine] 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.) |
| of understanding | H8394 | תָּבוּן |
[Noun Masculine] from H995; intelligence; by implication an argument; by extension caprice |
| walketh | H1980 | הָלַךְ |
[Verb] a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of {applications} literally and figuratively) |
| uprightly | H3474 | יָשַׁר |
[Verb] to be straight or even; figuratively to be (causatively to make) {right} {pleasant } prosperous |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.