Proverbs 10:23
A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them.
24That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:14Who are glad when they have done evil, and rejoice in most wicked things:
Proverbs 15:21Folly is joy to the fool: and the wise man maketh straight his steps.
Proverbs 26:18As he is guilty that shooteth arrows, and lances unto death :
Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice therefore, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart be in that which is good in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: and know that for all these God will bring thee into judgment.
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 →