Proverbs 10:24
The dread of the lawless one, the same, shall overtake him, but, the desire of the righteous, shall he granted.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
In Context
Cross References
Job 15:21A noise of dreadful things, is in his ears, In prosperity, the destroyer cometh upon him;
Psalms 37:4Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart.
Isaiah 66:4I, also, will choose the things that vex them. And the things they dread, will I bring upon them, Because—I called and there was none to answer, I spake, and they hearkened not,—But did that which was wicked in mine eyes, And of that wherein I delighted not, made choice.
Daniel 4:28All this, came upon Nebuchadnezzar the king.
John 14:18I will not leave you bereft,—I am coming unto you.
Hebrews 10:27But some fearful reception of judgment and fiery jealousy, about to devour the opposers.
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 →