Proverbs 24:18
lest perhaps the Lord see, and it displease him, and he may take away his wrath from him.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
In Context
17When your enemy will fall, do not be glad, and do not let your heart exult in his ruin,
19Do not contend with the most wicked, and do not be a rival to the impious.
Cross References
Zechariah 1:15And, with a great anger, I am angry with the wealthy nations. Though I had been angry a little, truly they advanced further in evil.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:18-19
17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. Here, 1. The pleasure we are apt to take in the troubles of an enemy is forbidden us. If any have done us an ill turn, or if we bear them ill-will only because they stand in our light or in our way, when any damage comes to them (suppose they fall), or any danger (suppose they stumble), our corrupt hearts are too apt to conceive a secret… Read the whole commentary →