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Proverbs 10:23
It is as a pastime to a foole to doe wickedly: but wisedome is vnderstanding to a man.
Proverbs 10:23 · Geneva Bible
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Proverbs 10:23 in other translations
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.
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In context
20 The tongue of the iust man is as fined siluer: but the heart of the wicked is litle worth.
21 The lippes of the righteous doe feede many: but fooles shall die for want of wisedome.
22 The blessing of the Lord, it maketh riche, and he doeth adde no sorowes with it.
23 It is as a pastime to a foole to doe wickedly: but wisedome is vnderstanding to a man.
24 That which the wicked feareth, shall come vpon him: but God wil graunt the desire of the righteous.
25 As the whirlewinde passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is as an euerlasting foundation.
26 As vineger is to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slouthful to them that send him.
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