Proverbs 10:24
The fear of a wicked [man], it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Darby Translation
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 foolish [man] to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
25As a whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no [more]; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Cross References
Job 15:21The sound of terrors is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer cometh upon him.
Psalms 37:4and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Isaiah 66:4I also will choose their calamities, and will bring their fears upon them; because I called, and none answered, I spoke, and they did not hear, but did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delight not.
Daniel 4:28All this came upon king Nebuchadnezzar.
John 14:18I will not leave you orphans, I am coming to you.
Hebrews 10:27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and heat of fire about to devour the adversaries.
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 →