Proverbs 10:24
The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.
Bible in Basic English
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 sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
25When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.
Cross References
Job 15:21A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:
Psalms 37:4So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
Isaiah 66:4Who are seated in the resting-places of the dead, and by night are in the secret places; who take pig's flesh for food, and have the liquid of disgusting things in their vessels.
Daniel 4:28All this came to King Nebuchadnezzar.
John 14:18I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.
Hebrews 10:27But only a great fear of being judged, and of the fire of wrath which will be the destruction of the haters of God.
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 →