Proverbs 10:23
It is as a pastime to a foole to doe wickedly: but wisedome is vnderstanding to a man.
Geneva Bible 1599
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, it maketh riche, and he doeth adde no sorowes with it.
24That which the wicked feareth, shall come vpon him: but God wil graunt the desire of the righteous.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:14Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked,
Proverbs 15:21Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.
Proverbs 26:18As he that faineth himselfe mad, casteth fire brands, arrowes, and mortall things,
Ecclesiastes 11:9Reioyce, O yong man, in thy youth, and let thine heart cheere thee in the dayes of thy youth: and walke in the waies of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but knowe that for all these things, God wil bring thee to iudgement.
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 →