Proverbs 10:23
A foole doth wickedly, and maketh but a sport of it: but wisdome ruleth the man that hath vnderstandyng.
Bible (Bishops')
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 blessyng of the Lorde maketh riche: and bryngeth no sorowe of heart with it.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:14Which reioyce in doyng naught, and delite in the wickednesse of the euyll:
Proverbs 15:21Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.
Proverbs 26:18As he that fayneth him selfe mad, casteth firebrandes, deadly arrowes and dartes:
Ecclesiastes 11:9Be glad then (O thou young man) in thy youth, and let thy heart be merie in thy young dayes, folowe the wayes of thyne owne heart, and the lust of thyne eyes, but be thou sure that God shall bryng thee into iudgement for all these thinges.
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 →