Proverbs 10:23
A fool does mischief in + 10:23 Gr. laughter. sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
In Context
24The ungodly is engulfed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:14who rejoice in evils, and delight in wicked perverseness;
Proverbs 15:21The ways of a foolish man are void of sense; but a wise man proceeds on his way aright.
Proverbs 26:18As those who need correction put forth fair words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown;
Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in your youth; and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart blameless, but not in the sight of your eyes: yet know that for all these things God will bring you into judgement.
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 →