Proverbs 10:23 KJV

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

Matthew Henry

  • Proverbs 10:1–32Through the whole of the Proverbs, we are to look for somewhat beyond the first sense the passage may imply, and this we shall find to be Christ. He is the...

Thompson Chains

  • MischiefSee the chain from 1 Samuel 23:9 · 7 links
  • Wisdom (3)See the chain from Job 28:28 · 9 links

Cross References

  • Proverbs 15:21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
  • Proverbs 2:14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
  • Proverbs 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
  • Proverbs 26:18–19 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, …
  • Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

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Topics

  • Fool General scriptures concerning
  • Sin Love of
  • Wicked (people) Contrasted with righteous people
  • Wisdom Unclassified scriptures relating to

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • as sport כִּשְׂחוֹק kiśḥôq שְׂחוֹק Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
  • to a fool לִכְסִיל liksîl כְּסִיל Adjective · masculine singular · with preposition
  • to do עֲשׂוֹת ʿăśôt עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct
  • mischief זִמָּה zimmâ זִמָּה Noun · feminine singular
  • but a man לְאִישׁ lĕʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of understanding תְּבוּנָה tĕbûnâ תָּבוּן Noun · feminine singular
  • hath wisdom וְחָכְמָה wĕḥokmâ חׇכְמָה Noun · feminine singular · with and

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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