23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding has wisdom.


In Context

20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

22 The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

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

24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come on him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

25 As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

Proverbs 10:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:23[It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:23A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:23A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And'so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:23It is as sport to a foolish man to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness: and so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:23It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:23To execute inventions is as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.