Proverbs 10:24
That that a wicked man dreadeth, shall come [up] on him; the desire of just men shall be given to them. (That which the wicked fear, shall come upon them; and the desire of the righteous shall be given to them.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
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 15:21The sound of dread is ever [more] in his ears, and when peace is, he supposeth ever [more] treasons. (A fearful sound is forever in his ears, and even when there is peace, he always expecteth an attack.)
Psalms 37:4Delight thou in the Lord; and he shall give to thee the askings of thine heart.
Isaiah 66:4Wherefore and I shall choose the scornings of them, and I shall bring to them those things which they dreaded; for I called, and none there was that answered; I spake, and they heard not; and they did evil before mine eyes, and choosed those things, which I would not. (And so I shall choose those who be mocked by them, and I shall bring to them those things which they feared; for I called, and there was no one who answered; I spoke, and they did not listen; and they did evil before my eyes, and chose those things, which I would not choose or which I did not desire.)
Daniel 4:28All these things came on Nebuchadnezzar, the king. (And indeed all these things came upon King Nebuchadnezzar.)
John 14:18I shall not leave you fatherless, I shall come to you.
Hebrews 10:27For why some abiding of doom is dreadful, and the (pur)suing of fire, which shall waste (his) adversaries. (But instead, only waiting for fearful Judgement, and the fire following, which shall waste all his 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 →