Proverbs 10:23-25

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²³A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.

²⁴That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.

²⁵As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation.

Proverbs 10:23-25

New International Version

²³A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,^(A)
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

²⁴What the wicked dread^(B) will overtake them;^(C)
what the righteous desire will be granted.^(D)

²⁵When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but the righteous stand firm^(E) forever.^(F)

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

New International Version (NIV)