Proverbs 24:17

Proverbs 24:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
• New International Version (NIV)Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

Context of Proverbs 24:17

15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place; 16For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of disaster and collapse. Do not rejoice and gloat when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad [in self-righteousness] when he stumbles, 18Or the Lord will see your gloating and be displeased, And turn His anger away from your enemy. 19Do not get upset because of evildoers, Or be envious of the wicked,

Proverbs 24:17 word by word

בִּנְפֹ֣ל אֽ֭וֹיִבְךָ אַל־תִּשְׂמָ֑ח וּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹ אַל־יָגֵ֥ל לִבֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Rejoiceשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• not when thine enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• fallethנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• and let not thine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• be gladגִּילgîyl gûl · to rejoiceH1523
• when he stumblethכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:17

• Proverbs 17:5Whoever mocks the poor taunts his Maker, And he who rejoices at [another’s] disaster will not go unpunished.
• Judges 16:25Now when they were in high spirits, they said, “Call for Samson, so that he may amuse us.” So they called Samson out of the prison, and he entertained them. They made him stand between the pillars.
• 2 Samuel 16:5When King David came to Bahurim, a man named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there. He was of the family of Saul’s household and he was cursing continually as he came out.
• Job 31:29“Have I rejoiced at the destruction of the enemy [who hated me], Or exulted [in malicious triumph] when evil overtook him?
• Psalms 35:15But in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together [against me]; The slanderers whom I did not know gathered against me; They slandered and reviled me without ceasing.
• Psalms 42:10As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me, While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”
• Obadiah 1:12Do not gaze and gloat [in triumph] over your brother’s day, The day when his misfortune came. Do not rejoice over the sons of Judah In the day of their destruction; Do not speak arrogantly [jeering and maliciously mocking] In the day of their distress.
• 1 Corinthians 13:6It does not rejoice at injustice, but rejoices with the truth [when right and truth prevail].

Commentaries on Proverbs 24:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, (into this mischief), and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth - When he meets with any thing that injures him; for God will not have thee to avenge thyself, or feel any disposition contrary to love; for if thou do, the Lord will be angry, and may turn away his wrath from him, and pour it out on thee. This I believe to be the true sense of these verses: but we must return to the sixteenth, as that has been…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-18Verses 17-18 The pleasure we are apt to take in the troubles of an enemy is forbidden.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18Saying 28: This saying introduces the teaching of Jesus to love our enemies (Matthew 5:43–48).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. Yet let none rejoice over the fate of evildoers, lest God punish their wrong spirit by relieving the sufferer (compare Pr 17:5; Job 31:29).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 24:17

• Enemy
• Forgiveness
• Love
• Malice
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Proverbs 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings