Proverbs 24:18
For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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 be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:
19Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:
Cross References
Zechariah 1:15And I am very angry with the nations who are living untroubled: for when I was only a little angry, they made the evil worse.
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 →