Proverbs 24:19
Fret not thy selfe because of the malitious, neither be enuious at the wicked:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
In Context
18Lest the Lorde when he seeth it be angry, and turne his wrath from hym [vnto thee.]
20For the wicked shall haue no posteritie, and the candle of the vngodly shalbe put out.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:17Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long:
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 →