Proverbs 10:23
The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
Berean Standard Bible
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 enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
24What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:14from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
Proverbs 15:21Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
Proverbs 26:18Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to 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 →