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Proverbs 10:23 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 10 · verse 23
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.Proverbs 10:23 · King James Version
Proverbs 10:23 in context
21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- understandingtâbûwnintelligenceH8394 →
- mischiefzimmâha plan, especially a bad oneH2154 →
- sportsᵉchôwqlaughterH7814 →
- foolkᵉçîylproperly, fatH3684 →
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Here is, 1. Sin exceedingly sinful: It is as laughter to a fool to do mischief; it is as natural to him, and as pleasant, as it is to a man to laugh. Wickedness is his Isaac (that is the word here); it is his delight, his darling, and that in which he pleases himself. He makes a laughing matter of sin.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary