Proverbs 13:19
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordThe desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
— Proverbs 13:19, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, But fools detest turning from evil.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools <FI>is<Fi> : Turn from evil.