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Proverbs 10:23
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Proverbs 10:23
23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
23* It is as a sport to a foole to doe mischiefe: but a man of vnderstanding hath wisedome.
- Chap. 14.9.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 10:23
Play, amusement, or mockery; to make sport or amuse oneself.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding; as a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Harm; hurt; injury; damage; evil, whether intended or not.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
understanding
Discernment, intelligence, comprehension, or the faculty of knowing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Sound judgment and the right use of knowledge; skill, discernment, or understanding.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 23
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Open the full verse study21Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
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Open the full verse study9Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
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Open the full verse study14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
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Open the full verse study18As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
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Open the full verse study9¶ Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
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