Proverbs 10:24
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: 1 But the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 1
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
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 mischief: 1 But a man of understanding hath wisdom. 1
Cross References
Job 15:21A dreadful sound is in his ears: 1 In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 1
Psalms 37:4Delight thyself also in the Lord; 1 And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 1
Isaiah 66:4I also will choose their delusions, 1 And will bring their fears upon them; 1 Because when I called, none did answer; 1 When I spake, they did not hear: 1 But they did evil before mine eyes, 1 And chose that in which I delighted not. 1
Daniel 4:28All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
John 14:18I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Hebrews 10:27but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
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 →