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Proverbs 10:23
Proverbs 10:23 is verse 23 of Proverbs chapter 10, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
King James Version
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.
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Proverbs 10:21–25 · Berean Standard Bible
21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
23 The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
24 What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 14:9Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
Proverbs 15:21Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
Proverbs 26:18Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
Proverbs 26:19so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.