Proverbs 10:24
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
King James Version
In Context
23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Cross References
Job 15:21A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
Psalms 37:4Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Isaiah 66:4I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
Daniel 4:28All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
John 14:18I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Hebrews 10:27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:24
23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. Here is, 1. Sin exceedingly sinful: It is as laughter to a fool to do mischief; it is as natural to him, and as pleasant, as it is to a man to laugh. Wickedness is his Isaac (that is the word here); it is his delight, his darling, and that in which he pleases himself. He makes a laughing matter of sin. When he is warned not to sin, from the consideration of the law of God and the revelation of his wrath against sin, he makes a jest… Read the whole commentary →