Proverbs 10:23
It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
In Context
22The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.
24The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:14Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;
Proverbs 15:21Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.
Proverbs 26:18As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
Ecclesiastes 11:9Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:23
The Advantages of the Righteous. 22 The blessing of the Lord , it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. Worldly wealth is that which most men have their hearts very much upon, but they generally mistake both in the nature of the thing they desire and in the way by which they hope to obtain it; we are therefore told here, 1. What that wealth is which is indeed desirable, not having abundance only, but having it and no sorrow with it, no disquieting care to get and keep it, no vexation of spirit in the… Read the whole commentary →