Proverbs 10:23
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10:23Carrying out a wicked scheme87 is enjoyable88 to a fool,
and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.89
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- 87 Heb “doing a plan.” The noun זִמָּה (zimmah, “plan”) is often used pejoratively of a scheme to do wickedness. It is used elsewhere for planning lewdness, murder, incest, adultery, idolatry, and licentiousness. Any planned gross impropriety gives the fool pleasure. The verb עָשָׂה (’asah, “to do”) here means “to carry out (a plan)” ( 794 ).
- 88 Heb “like sport” (so , ). The noun שְׂחוֹק (sékhoq, “sport”) is used elsewhere to refer to what is exhilarating and pleasurable ( 966 ). As W. G. Plaut says, it is like child’s play (Proverbs, 132). For the fool evil brings such enjoyment; for the discerning wisdom does.
- 89 Heb “a man of discernment.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool,
but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,
so wisdom is for a person of understanding.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Doing wrong is fun for a fool,
but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible.
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It is like a sport for a fool to do wrong,
wisdom for a person of understanding.
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KJV 1900King James Version
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief:
But a man of understanding hath wisdom.
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