Proverbs 10:24
The fear of a wicked man shall come upon him. And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
In Context
23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief, and [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.
Cross References
Job 15:21A sound of terrors is in his ears. In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
Psalms 37:4Delight thyself also in LORD, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Isaiah 66:4I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them. Because when I called, none answered. When I spoke, they did not hear. But they did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I did not delight
Daniel 4:28All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
John 14:18I will not leave you orphaned. I am coming to you.
Hebrews 10:27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment and of fire, a fervor that is going to devour the opposition.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:24
23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. Here is, 1. Sin exceedingly sinful: It is as laughter to a fool to do mischief; it is as natural to him, and as pleasant, as it is to a man to laugh. Wickedness is his Isaac (that is the word here); it is his delight, his darling, and that in which he pleases himself. He makes a laughing matter of sin. When he is warned not to sin, from the consideration of the law of God and the revelation of his wrath against sin, he makes a jest… Read the whole commentary →