Proverbs 24:18
Lest the Lorde when he seeth it be angry, and turne his wrath from hym [vnto thee.]
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
In Context
17Reioyce not thou at the fall of thyne enemie, and let not thyne heart be glad when he stumbleth:
19Fret not thy selfe because of the malitious, neither be enuious at the wicked:
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 →