Proverbs 10:23

 

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.”
King James Version (KJV)


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Other Translations of Proverbs 10:23

It is as a sport to a foole to doe mischiefe: but a man of vnderstanding hath wisedome.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Proverbs chapter 10

Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool, And {so is} wisdom to a man of understanding.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And `so is' wisdom to a man of understanding.
- American Standard Version (1901)

It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
- Basic English Bible

It is as sport to a foolish [man] to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
- Darby Bible

A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.
- Douay Rheims Bible

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
- Webster's Bible

It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.
- World English Bible

To execute inventions [is] as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
- Youngs Literal Bible

It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of discernment.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible


 


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