Proverbs 24:18
or Yahweh will see and disapprove 1 and turn away his wrath from him. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
17Do not celebrate when your enemy falls 1 and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, 1
19Do not worry because of evildoers, 1 and do not envy wicked people, 1
Cross References
Zechariah 1:15I am very angry with the nations that are at ease. 1 When I was only a little angry with them, they made the disaster worse. 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 →