Proverbs 10:23
The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
BSB
ASV
It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And so is wisdom to a man of understanding.
KJV
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
As if through laughter a fool works mischief, etc. Prudence takes its name from providence. Therefore, it is foolish to rejoice in mischief (Proverb. XIV). However, it is wise and worthy of a man to foresee that laughter will be mixed with pain, and the …
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Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes,…
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For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
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Proverbs 15:21Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
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Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
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Proverbs 2:14from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
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Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
