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proverbs_10:23

Proverbs 10:23

Hebrew
ESV
Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
NIV
A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.
NLT
Doing wrong is fun for a fool, but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible.
LXX
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
γέλωτι ἄφρων πράσσει κακά plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
σοφία ἀνδρὶ τίκτει φρόνησιν
KJV
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

Proverbs 10:22 ← Proverbs 10:23 → Proverbs 10:24

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