Proverbs 10:23
It is, mere sport to a stupid man, to commit lewdness, but, wisdom, pertaineth to a man of understanding.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:14Who rejoice to do wrong, exult in the perversities of the wrongful;
Proverbs 15:21Folly, is joy to him that lacketh sense,—but, a man of understanding, taketh a straight course.
Proverbs 26:18As a madman throwing firebrands, arrows and death,
Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart gladden thee in the days of thine early manhood, and walk thou—in the ways of thine own heart, and in that which is seen by thine own eyes,—yet know, that, for all these things, will God bring thee into 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 →