Proverbs 10:23
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New International Version (©1984)
A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool, And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Like the laughter of a fool when he carries out an evil plan, so is wisdom to a person who has understanding.

King James Bible
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

American King James Version
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding has wisdom.

American Standard Version
It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And'so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

Bible in Basic English
It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.

Darby Bible Translation
It is as sport to a foolish man to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

English Revised Version
It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness: and so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

Webster's Bible Translation
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

World English Bible
It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

Young's Literal Translation
To execute inventions is as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.

Geneva Study Bible

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

23. Sin is the pleasure of the wicked; wisdom that of the good.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

10:22. That wealth which is truly desirable, has no vexation of spirit in the enjoyment; no grief for the loss; no guilt by the abuse of it. What comes from the love of God, has the grace of God for its companion. 23. Only foolish and wicked men divert themselves with doing harm to others, or tempting to sin. 24. The largest desire of eternal blessings the righteous can form, will be granted. 25. The course of prosperous sinners is like a whirlwind, which soon spends itself, and is gone. 26. As vinegar sets the teeth on edge, and as the smoke causes the eyes to smart, so the sluggard vexes his employer. 27,28. What man is he that loves life? Let him fear God, and that will secure to him life enough in this world, and eternal life in the other.


Proverbs 2:14 Who delight in doing evil And rejoice in the perversity of evil;
Proverbs 15:21 Folly is joy to him who lacks sense, But a man of understanding walks straight. (NASB ©1995)

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It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

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