Proverbs 10:24
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; and the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 fool to do wickedness, and so is wisdom to a man of discernment.
25When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Cross References
Job 15:21A sound of terrors is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
Psalms 37:4So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.
Isaiah 66:4Even so I will choose their mockings, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spoke, they did not hear, but they did that which was evil in Mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
Daniel 4:28(4-25) All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
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 →