23The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:23
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 23
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The foolלִ֭כְסִילH3684Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singulardelightsכִּשְׂח֣וֹקH7814Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularin shamefulזִמָּ֑הH2154Noun - feminine singularconductעֲשׂ֣וֹתH6213Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructbut a manלְאִ֣ישׁH376Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃H8394Noun - feminine singularhas wisdomוְ֝חָכְמָ֗הH2451Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular