Proverbs 24:18
Lest Hashem see it, and it is rah in His eyes, 1 and He turn away His wrath from him. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
In Context
17Gloat not when thine oyev falleth, 1 and let not thine lev rejoice when he stumbleth, 1
19Fret not thyself because of ra'im, 1 neither be thou envious of the resha'im, 1
Cross References
Zechariah 1:15And I am very angry with the Goyim that are [self] secure; 1 for I was but a little angry, 1 and they added to the ra'ah. 1
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 →