Proverbs 10:23
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Webster 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, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Proverbs 15:21Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
Proverbs 26:18As a mad man who casteth fire-brands, arrows, and death,
Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will 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 →