Proverbs 10:23

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:21 : 21 Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.
  • Prov 2:14 : 14 who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;
  • Prov 14:9 : 9 Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.
  • Prov 26:18-19 : 18 Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows, 19 so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”
  • Eccl 11:9 : 9 Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 15:21
    82%

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 14:6-9
    4 verses
    78%

    6The scorner sought wisdom–there was none, but understanding was easy for a discerning person.

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

    9Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.

  • Prov 13:16
    77%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 14:33
    77%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 18:2
    77%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
    4 verses
    76%

    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

    13At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,

    14yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?

    15The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.

  • Prov 16:22
    76%

    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

  • Prov 15:14
    76%

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

  • Prov 19:3
    76%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    76%

    24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 19:10
    76%

    10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be 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 merrymaking.

    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

    6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

  • Prov 29:11
    76%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Eccl 10:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2Wisdom Can Be Nullified By the Caprice of Rulers A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.

    3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

  • Prov 14:24
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 12:15
    75%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 26:19
    75%

    19so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”

  • Prov 20:3
    74%

    3It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

  • Prov 21:20
    74%

    20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

  • Prov 29:9
    74%

    9When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

  • Prov 17:16
    74%

    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Prov 10:24
    74%

    24What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

  • Prov 17:21
    73%

    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 10:10
    73%

    10The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 11:29
    73%

    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

  • Prov 10:8
    73%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 24:7
    73%

    7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 14:29
    73%

    29Someone with great understanding is slow to anger, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

  • Prov 13:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19A desire fulfilled will be sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away from evil.

    20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 24:9
    73%

    9A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

  • Eccl 2:26
    73%

    26For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth– only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile– like chasing the wind!

  • Prov 26:10
    73%

    10Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passerby.

  • Prov 26:5
    73%

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

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.