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Proverbs 10:23
“It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שְׂחוֹקsᵉchôwq · sekh-oke'
H7814 · Hebrew
H7814 · Hebrew
- Definition
- laughter (in merriment or defiance)
- Derivation
- or שְׂחֹק; from H7832 (שָׂחַק);
- KJV renderings
- derision, laughter(-ed to scorn, -ing), mocked, sport.
- Grammar
- כִּ — preposition
- שְׂח֣וֹק — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 15 times in the Hebrew Bible.Job 8:21Job 12:4Job 12:4Psalms 126:2Proverbs 14:13
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שְׂחוֹק here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.