Proverbs 24:19
Rejoice not in evil-doers, neither be envious of sinners.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
In Context
18For the Lord will see it, and it will not please him, and he will turn away his wrath from him.
20For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.
Cross References
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of + 1:1 Gr. pestilent. evil men. 1
Psalms 37:1O Lord, rebuke me not in your wrath, neither chasten me in your anger. 1
Proverbs 23:17Let not your heart envy sinners: but be you in the fear of the Lord all the day.
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 →