Proverbs 24:18
Lest Yahweh see it, and it be wicked in his eyes, and he turn away from him his anger.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
In Context
17When thine enemy falleth, do not thou rejoice, and, when he stumbleth, let not thy heart exult:
19Burn not with vexation against evil doers, be not envious of lawless men;
Cross References
Zechariah 1:15And, with a great displeasure, am I displeased with the careless nations,—in that, when, I, was displeased (for) a little, then, they, helped forward 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 →