Proverbs 24:18 · KJV
“Lest the LORD see {it}, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. {it displeaseth...: Heb. it be evil in his eyes}”
— Proverbs 24:18
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Fret not thyself because of evil {men}, neither be thou envious at the wicked; {Fret...: or, Keep not company with the wicked}
Proverbs 24 — Context
For 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. {it displeaseth...: Heb. it be evil in his eyes}
19Fret not thyself because of evil {men}, neither be thou envious at the wicked; {Fret...: or, Keep not company with the wicked}
20For there shall be no reward to the evil {man}; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. {candle: or, lamp}
Cross References
Zechariah 1:15-16
And 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.
Lamentations 4:21-22
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.