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Proverbs 10:23

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23 It is like sport to a fool to do wrong, but wise conduct is pleasure to a man of understanding.

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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 10:23

Commentary on Proverbs 10:23

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Only foolish and wicked men divert themselves with doing harm to others, or tempting to sin.

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