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Proverbs 24:17 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 24 · verse 17

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:Proverbs 24:17 · King James Version

Proverbs 24:17 in context

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;

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Commentary

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…

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-18

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