Proverbs 15:19-23 in English

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

²² Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

²³ A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

¹⁹ The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns; but those of the diligent are made smooth.

²⁰ A wise son gladdens his father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.

²¹ The ways of a foolish man are void of sense; but a wise man proceeds on his way aright.

²² They that honour not councils put off deliberation; but counsel abides in the hearts of counsellors.

²³ A bad man will by no means attend to counsel; neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common weal.

¹⁹ The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

²² Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

²³ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

¹⁹ The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

²² Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

²³ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

¹⁹ The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns; but those of the diligent are made smooth.

²⁰ A wise son gladdens his father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.

²¹ The ways of a foolish man are void of sense; but a wise man proceeds on his way aright.

²² They that honor not councils put off deliberation; but counsel abides in the hearts of counselors.

²³ A bad man will by no means attend to counsel; neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common weal.

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is as an hedge of thorns: but the path of the upright is made an highway.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom: but a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

²² Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

²³ A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word in due season, how good is it!

¹⁹ Lazy people constantly have difficulties MET; it is as though they are walking through thorns; but those who are honest and hard-working will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking on a level highway MET.

²⁰ Children who are wise cause their parents to be happy; it is foolish children who despise their parents.

²¹ Foolish people are happy to continually act foolishly; those who have good sense do what is right.

²² If there is no one to give us good advice, we will not accomplish what we are planning to do; but when we have many good advisors, we will succeed.

²³ People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them; truly, it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.

¹⁹ The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns; but those of the diligent are made smooth.

²⁰ A wise son gladdens his father; but a foolish son sneers at his mother.

²¹ The ways of a foolish man are void of sense; but a wise man proceeds on his way aright.

²² They that honour not councils put off deliberation; but counsel abides in the hearts of counsellors.

²³ A bad man will by no means attend to counsel; neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common weal.

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰ A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

²² Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

²³ Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰ A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

²² Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

²³ Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰ A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

²² Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counsellors they are established.

²³ Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

¹⁹ Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

²⁰ A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

²¹ Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

²² Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.

²³ A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to him that is void of sense; but a man of understanding regulateth his walk.

²² Without counsel purposes are disappointed; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

²³ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it!

¹⁹ The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns; the way of the just is without offence.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to the fool: and the wise man maketh straight his steps.

²² Designs are brought to nothing where there is no counsel: but where there are many counsellors, they are established.

²³ A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.

¹⁹ The way of lazy people is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the good is an open highway.

²⁰ A wise son makes his father happy, but a stupid man despises his mother.

²¹ Stupidity makes people with no sense happy, but sensible people do what is right.

²² Plans fall apart without good advice, but with plenty of advisors they're successful.

²³ A good answer makes people happy—it's great to say the right thing at the right moment!

¹⁹ The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the righteous is plaine.

²⁰ A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.

²² Without cousel thoughts come to nought: but in the multitude of counsellers there is stedfastnesse.

²³ A ioy commeth to a man by the answere of his mouth: and how good is a word in due season?

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is as though hedged by thorns; but the path of the upright is even.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to him that lacketh understanding; but a man of discernment walketh straightforwards.

²² For want of counsel purposes are frustrated; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

²³ A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; and a word in due season, how good is it!

¹⁹ The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns: But the way of the righteous is made plain.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: But a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

²² Without counsel purposes are disappointed: But in the multitude of counsellers they are established.

²³ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: And a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

¹⁹ The way of the slothful man is like a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is a levelled road.

²⁰ A wise son causeth his father to rejoice; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to him that is void of sense; but a man of understanding walketh straight forward.

²² Plans are frustrated without consultation; but through a multitude of counsellors canst thou maintain thyself.

²³ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word spoken at the proper time, how good is it!

¹⁹ The ways of sluggards are strewn with thorns; But those of the diligent are made smooth.

²⁰ A wise son gladdens his father; But a foolish son sneers at his mother.

²¹ The ways of a foolish man are void of sense; But a wise man proceeds on his way aright.

²² They that honor not councils put off deliberation; But counsel abides in the hearts of counselors.

²³ A bad man will by no means attend to counsel; Neither will he say anything seasonable, or good for the common weal.

¹⁹ The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns; But the way of the righteous is a highway.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to him who lacketh wisdom; But the man of understanding walketh uprightly.

²² Without counsel, plans come to nought; But with a multitude of counsellors they are established.

²³ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good it is!

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰ A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

²² Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

²³ Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

¹⁹ The path of the sluggard is like a place with a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a built-up highway.

²⁰ A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

²¹ Folly delights a person who lacks sense, but the one who has understanding walks a straight path.

²² Plans go wrong where there is no advice, but with numerous advisors they succeed.

²³ A person finds joy when he gives a pertinent reply; how good is a timely word!

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰ A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

²² Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

²³ Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰ A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

²² Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counsellors they are established.

²³ Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

¹⁹ The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

²⁰ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

²² Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counselors they are established.

²³ A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good it is !

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰ A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

²² Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counselors they are established.

²³ Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰ A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

²² Where there is no counsel, plans fail; but in a multitude of counsellors they are established.

²³ Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

¹⁹ The way of slow men is as an hedge of thorns; the way of just or rightwise men is without thing of hurting.

²⁰ A wise son maketh glad his father; but a fond or foolish man despiseth his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to a fool; but a prudent man shall address his steps.

²² Thoughts be destroyed, where no counsel is; but where many counsellors be, they be confirmed.

²³ A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a covenable word is best.

¹⁹ The way of slow men is as an hedge of thorns; the way of just men is without thing of hurting. (A lazy person’s way (is) a hedge of thorns; but the way of the righteous (is) without a cause of stumbling.)

²⁰ A wise son maketh glad his father; but a fond man despiseth his mother. (A wise son maketh his father happy; but a fool despiseth his mother.)

²¹ Folly is joy to a fool; but a prudent man shall (ad)dress his steps. (Foolishness bringeth joy to a fool; but a prudent person shall direct his steps.)

²² Thoughts be destroyed, where no counsel is; but where many counsellors be, they be confirmed. (Plans come to naught, where there is no wise advice; but where there be many counsellors, the plans succeed.)

²³ A man is glad in the sentence of his mouth; and a covenable word is best (or but a suitable word is always best).

¹⁹ The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.

²⁰ A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

²¹ Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth his going.

²² Without counsel is the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

²³ Joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season — how good!