Proverbs 24:18
lest the Lord see it, and it displease him,and he turn away his wrath from him.
New Heart English 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 rejoice when your enemy falls.Do not let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;
19Do not fret yourself because of evildoers;neither be envious of the wicked:
Cross References
Zechariah 1:15I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was but only a little angry, but they added to the calamity."
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 →