Proverbs 24:17
Reioyce not thou at the fall of thyne enemie, and let not thyne heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
In Context
16For a iust man falleth seuen tymes, and ryseth vp agayne: but the vngodly fall into mischiefe.
18Lest the Lorde when he seeth it be angry, and turne his wrath from hym [vnto thee.]
Cross References
Obadiah 1:12But thou shouldest not haue beholden the day of thy brother in the day that he was made a straunger, neither shouldest thou haue reioyced ouer the childre of Iuda in the day of their destruction, thou shouldest not haue spoken proudly in the day of affliction:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:16-17
Cautions against Envy. 15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: 16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. This is spoken, not so much by way of counsel to wicked men (they will not receive instruction, ch. xxiii. 9 ), but rather in defiance of them, for the encouragement of good people that are threatened by them. See here, 1. The designs of the wicked against the righteous, and the success they… Read the whole commentary →