Proverbs 10:23
23 Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
Sadly, sometimes we do find pleasure in evil. We can even treat sexual sin like a game or a competition, trying to see how far we can go, keeping track of how many people we've had relations with, etc. The key is that it becomes all about us, and our ego, not about truly loving the other person. The other person just becomes someone to make us look or feel good, another notch on our belt. In contrast, "wisdom" (verse 23) can bring another sort of pleasure, a deeper pleasure of rejoicing in goodness and loving others. This is the pleasure that the fool in us misses out on.
Lord, help me to appreciate the deeper pleasure of wisdom.
23 Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
Sadly, sometimes we do find pleasure in evil. We can even treat sexual sin like a game or a competition, trying to see how far we can go, keeping track of how many people we've had relations with, etc. The key is that it becomes all about us, and our ego, not about truly loving the other person. The other person just becomes someone to make us look or feel good, another notch on our belt. In contrast, "wisdom" (verse 23) can bring another sort of pleasure, a deeper pleasure of rejoicing in goodness and loving others. This is the pleasure that the fool in us misses out on.
Lord, help me to appreciate the deeper pleasure of wisdom.