Posts with the tag “mischief”

Proverbs 10:23 "It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom." The Bible uses the word, “sport” or a variation of it in a number of passages.  It isn’t used exactly ...  Read More

Proverbs 10:10 "He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall." This proverb is the rare case where vice is not contrasted with virtue but instead with vice.  This proverb...  Read More

Proverbs 1:14 "Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:"Early in the Book of Proverbs, Solomon is offering his young son and other readers the opportunity to learn how to recognize a dange...  Read More

Proverbs 1:10-11 "My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:"Starting in verse 10, Solo...  Read More