Proverbs 10:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:21 : 21 Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.
  • Prov 2:14 : 14 Who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perversity of the wicked;
  • Prov 14:9 : 9 Fools mock at sin, but among the righteous there is favor.
  • Prov 26:18-19 : 18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, Am I not joking?
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you 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 into judgment.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:21
    82%

    21 Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • Prov 14:6-9
    4 verses
    78%

    6 A scorner seeks wisdom and does not find it, but knowledge is easy to him who understands.

    7 Leave the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

    8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

    9 Fools mock at sin, but among the righteous there is favor.

  • Prov 13:16
    77%

    16 Every prudent man deals with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly.

  • Prov 14:33
    77%

    33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.

  • Prov 18:2
    77%

    2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may express itself.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
    4 verses
    76%

    12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

    13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

    14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

    15 The labor of the foolish wearies every one of them, because he does not know how to go to the city.

  • Prov 16:22
    76%

    22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

  • Prov 15:14
    76%

    14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

  • Prov 19:3
    76%

    3 The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

    23 A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    76%

    24 Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

    25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Prov 19:10
    76%

    10 Delight is not fitting for a fool; much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

    17 He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • Eccl 7:4-6
    3 verses
    76%

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

    5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

    6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.

  • Prov 29:11
    76%

    11 A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

    3 Yes, also, when he that is a fool walks by the way, his wisdom fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Prov 14:24
    75%

    24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13 In the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who is void of understanding.

    14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

    15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.

  • Prov 26:19
    75%

    19 So is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, Am I not joking?

  • Prov 20:3
    74%

    3 It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool will be meddling.

  • Prov 21:20
    74%

    20 There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spends it up.

  • Prov 29:9
    74%

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

  • Prov 17:16
    74%

    16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no desire for it?

  • Prov 10:24
    74%

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

  • Prov 17:21
    73%

    21 He who begets a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 10:10
    73%

    10 He who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 11:29
    73%

    29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 10:8
    73%

    8 The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 24:7
    73%

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

  • Prov 14:29
    73%

    29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

  • Prov 13:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

    20 He who walks with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  • Prov 24:9
    73%

    9 The thought of foolishness is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to men.

  • Eccl 2:26
    73%

    26 For God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to the man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and collecting, only to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 26:10
    73%

    10 The great God who formed all things rewards the fool, and rewards transgressors.

  • Prov 26:5
    73%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.