Proverbs 24:18
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
In Context
17Rejoice not when yours enemy falls, and let not yours heart be glad when he stumbles:
19Fret not yourself because of evil men, neither be you envious at the wicked:
Cross References
Zechariah 1:15And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
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 →