Proverbs 10:23 Go deeper

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. (KJV)

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כִּשְׂח֣וֹקkis.Chok[is] like sport

Lemma: שְׂחֹק (se.choq) · Strong's: H7814

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: laughter

Used 15 times. Also: Job 8:21, Job 12:4, Psalms 126:2, Proverbs 14:13, Ecclesiastes 2:2, Ecclesiastes 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7814; TAHOT Proverbs 10:23 word 1

לִ֭כְסִילLikh.silfor a fool

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 10:23 word 2

עֲשׂ֣וֹתa.Sotto do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:23 word 3

זִמָּ֑הzi.Mahwickedness

Lemma: זִמָּה (zim.mah) · Strong's: H2154

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: wickedness

Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 18:17, Leviticus 19:29, Leviticus 20:14, Judges 20:6, Job 17:11, Job 31:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2154; TAHOT Proverbs 10:23 word 4

וְ֝חָכְמָ֗הve.cha.khe.Mahand wisdom

Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: wisdom

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Proverbs 10:23 word 5

לְאִ֣ישׁle.'Ishfor a person of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:23 word 6

תְּבוּנָֽה\׃te.vu.Nahunderstanding

Lemma: תְּבוּנָה (ta.vu.nah) · Strong's: H8394

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: understanding

Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 36:1, Deuteronomy 32:28, 1 Kings 4:29, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8394; TAHOT Proverbs 10:23 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The fool	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
delights	→	שְׂחֹק H7814 laughter
in shameful	→	זִמָּה H2154 wickedness
conduct	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
but a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
of understanding	→	תְּבוּנָה H8394 understanding
has wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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