Proverbs 24:18
Lest YHWH see, and [it be] evil in His eyes, || And He has turned His anger from off him.
Literal Standard 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
19Do not fret yourself at evildoers, do not be envious at the wicked,
Cross References
Zechariah 1:15And [with] great wrath I am angry against the nations who are at ease, || For I was a little angry, and they assisted—for evil.
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 →