Proverbs 10:23

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A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:21 : 21 Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.
  • Prov 2:14 : 14 from those who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perversity of wickedness.
  • Prov 14:9 : 9 Fools mock at making amends for guilt, but goodwill is found among the upright.
  • Prov 26:18-19 : 18 Like a madman who shoots fiery arrows, arrows, and death, 19 so is the one who deceives their neighbor and says, 'I was only joking!'
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be glad in the days of your prime. Follow the ways of your heart and the sights of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:21
    82%

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 14:6-9
    4 verses
    78%

    6A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy for a discerning person.

    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

    9Fools mock at making amends for guilt, but goodwill is found among the upright.

  • Prov 13:16
    77%

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 14:33
    77%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 18:2
    77%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
    4 verses
    76%

    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

    13The beginning of a fool's speech is foolishness, and the end of it is evil madness.

    14A fool multiplies words; no one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?

    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

  • Prov 16:22
    76%

    22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

  • Prov 15:14
    76%

    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 19:3
    76%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    76%

    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

    25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 19:10
    76%

    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Eccl 7:4-6
    3 verses
    76%

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

    6For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools—this too is meaningless.

  • Prov 29:11
    76%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2A wise person's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart inclines him to the left.

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 14:24
    75%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.

    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 26:19
    75%

    19so is the one who deceives their neighbor and says, 'I was only joking!'

  • Prov 20:3
    74%

    3It is honorable for a person to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

  • Prov 21:20
    74%

    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Prov 29:9
    74%

    9When a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.

  • Prov 17:16
    74%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 10:24
    74%

    24What the wicked dread will come upon them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

  • Prov 17:21
    73%

    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 10:10
    73%

    10The one who winks with an eye causes trouble, and a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 11:29
    73%

    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 10:8
    73%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 24:7
    73%

    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 14:29
    73%

    29Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.

  • Prov 13:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.

    20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 24:9
    73%

    9The plans of foolishness are sinful, and the mocker is detestable to others.

  • Eccl 2:26
    73%

    26To the person who pleases Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, He gives the task of gathering and storing wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

  • Prov 26:10
    73%

    10A master archer who wounds all and one who hires a fool or passersby are alike.

  • Prov 26:5
    73%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.