Proverbs 10:23

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief,.... To do any injury to the persons and properties of men; which shows a most wicked and malicious spirit, a very depraved nature indeed: or rather "to commit…

As the fool finds his sport in doing mischief, so the man of understanding finds in wisdom his truest refreshment and delight.

Here is, 1. Sin exceedingly sinful: It is as laughter to a fool to do mischief; it is as natural to him, and as pleasant, as it is to a man to laugh. Wickedness is his Isaac (that is the word here);…

hath wisdom Rather, And so is wisdom (a sport or pastime) to a man of understanding. She imparts to him her own joy, or exultation. Comp. Pro 8:30, where the Heb. word is the same. See Joh 15:11.