Proverbs 10

Proverbs · Chapter 10

Proverbs 10:23

1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
[is] like sportכִּשְׂח֣וֹקkis-CHOKH7814
laughter

שְׂחֹק (se.choq) 1) laughter, laughing stock, mocking, derision 1a) laughter 1a1) joyful 1a2) hollow 1b) derision (of object) 1c) sport

for a foolלִ֭כְסִילLIKH-silH3684
fool

כְּסִיל (ke.sil) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one

to doעֲשׂ֣וֹתa-SOTH6213A
to make: do

עָשָׂה (a.sah) : do/perform 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made

wickednessזִמָּ֑הzi-MAHH2154
wickedness

זִמָּה (zim.mah) 1) plan, device, wickedness, evil plan, mischievous purpose 1a) plan, purpose 1b) evil device, wickedness 1c) not chaste, incest, licentiousness, adultery, idolatry, harlotry

and wisdomוְ֝חָכְמָ֗הve-cha-khe-MAHH2451
wisdom

חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) 1) wisdom 1a) skill (in war) 1b) wisdom (in administration) 1c) shrewdness, wisdom 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)

for a person ofלְאִ֣ישׁle-'ISHH0376G
man

אִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te-vu-NAHH8394
understanding

תְּבוּנָה (ta.vu.nah) 1) understanding, intelligence 1a) the act of understanding 1a1) skill 1b) the faculty of understanding 1b1) intelligence, understanding, insight 1c) the object of knowledge 1d) teacher (personification)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.