Proverbs 10:24
The ungodly is engulfed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.
LXX2012 (US English)
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
23A fool does mischief in + 10:23 Gr. laughter. sport; but wisdom brings forth prudence for a man.
Cross References
Job 15:21And his terror is in his ears: just when he seems to be at peace, his overthrow will come.
Psalms 37:4For my transgressions have gone over my head: they have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden. 1
Isaiah 66:4I also will choose their mockeries, and will recompense their sins upon them; because I called them, and they did not listen to me; I spoke, and they heard not: and they did evil before me, and chose the things wherein I delighted not.
Daniel 4:28While the word was yet in the king's mouth, there came a voice from heaven, saying, To you, king Nabuchodonosor, they say, The kingdom has departed from you.
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 →