Proverbs 24:18

lest peradventure the Lord see, and it displease him, and he take away his ire from him.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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, have thou not joy; and thine heart have not full out joying in his falling;

19Strive thou not with the worst men, neither follow thou wicked men. (Argue thou not with the wicked, nor follow thou the wicked.)

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Cross References

Zechariah 1:15and in great wrath I shall be wroth on rich folks; for I was wroth a little, forsooth they helped into evil. (and with great anger I shall rage against the rich nations; because before, when I was but a little angry, they helped evil to increase.)

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 →

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