Proverbs 10:23
Wickedness is a game a fool plays, 1 but wisdom is a pleasure to a man of understanding. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 good gifts of Yahweh bring wealth 1 and he adds no pain to it. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 2:14They rejoice when they do evil 1 and delight in the perversities of evil. 1
Proverbs 15:21Folly delights a person who lacks sense, 1 but the one who has understanding walks a straight path. 1
Proverbs 26:18Like a madman who shoots burning arrows, 1
Ecclesiastes 11:9Take joy, young man, in your youth, 2 and let your heart be joyful in the days of your youth. 1 Pursue the good desires of your heart, 2 and whatever is within the sight of your eyes. 1 However, know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things. 1
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 →