Proverbs 24:18
otherwise when the Lord sees it, he'll be unhappy with you and won't punish your enemies as he planned.
Free Bible 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
17Don't celebrate when your enemies fall; don't be glad when they trip up,
19Don't get all upset over the wicked, or be jealous of those who do wrong,
Cross References
Zechariah 1:15and I am extremely angry with the arrogant nations who think they are secure. I was only a little angry with my people, but they made the punishment far worse.
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 →