23 The 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 fool לִ֭כְסִיל H3684 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular delights כִּשְׂח֣וֹק H7814 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular in shameful זִמָּ֑ה H2154 Noun - feminine singular conduct עֲשׂ֣וֹת H6213 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct but a man לְאִ֣ישׁ H376 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of understanding תְּבוּנָֽה׃ H8394 Noun - feminine singular has wisdom וְ֝חָכְמָ֗ה H2451 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular