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Proverbs 10:23

[It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

Proverbs 10:23 · Webster Bible

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Proverbs 10:23 in other translations

KJV King James Version

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

WEB World English Bible

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 just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

23 [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

25 As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more]: but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation.

26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.

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