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Proverbs 24:16-18 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 24 · verses 16–18
16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. 17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.Proverbs 24:16-18 · King James Version
Proverbs 24:16-18 in context
14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 37:24
- Psalms 34:19
- Micah 7:8-10
- Job 5:19
- 2 Corinthians 4:8-12
- 2 Corinthians 11:23-27
- Proverbs 14:32
- Revelation 18:20-21
- Obadiah 1:12
- Job 31:29
- 1 Corinthians 13:6-7
- Proverbs 17:5
Key words (Strong's)
- displeaserâʻaʻproperly, to spoilH7489 →
- displeaseʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- fallethnâphalto fall, in a great variety of applicationsH5307 →
- Rejoicesâmachprobably to brighten upH8055 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- timesshebaʻsevenH7651 →
- enemyʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
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This is spoken, not so much by way of counsel to wicked men (they will not receive instruction, Pro 23:9), but rather in defiance of them, for the encouragement of good people that are threatened by them. See here, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-16