Proverbs 10:23
“It is as a sport to a foole to doe mischiefe: but a man of vnderstanding hath wisedome.”
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Proverbs 10:23 Context
21The lippes of the righteous feed many: but fooles die for want of wisedome. 22The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and hee addeth no sorrow with it. 23It is as a sport to a foole to doe mischiefe: but a man of vnderstanding hath wisedome. 24The feare of the wicked, it shall come vpon him: but the desire of the righteous shalbe granted. 25As the whirlewinde passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an euerlasting foundation.
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[It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
- King James Version
Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool, And {so is} wisdom to a man of understanding.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And `so is' wisdom to a man of understanding.
- American Standard Version (1901)
It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
- Basic English Bible
It is as sport to a foolish [man] to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
- Darby Bible
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
- Webster's Bible
It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.
- World English Bible
To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
- Youngs Literal Bible
It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of discernment.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible