Proverbs 24:18

Proverbs 24:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
• New International Version (NIV)or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)lest the Lord see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For the Lord will be displeased with you and will turn his anger away from them.

Context of Proverbs 24:18

16For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity. 17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him. 19Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the wicked; 20For there will be no prospect for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

Proverbs 24:18 word by word

פֶּן־יִרְאֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה וְרַ֣ע בְּעֵינָ֑יו וְהֵשִׁ֖יב מֵעָלָ֣יו אַפּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lest the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and it displeaseעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• and it displeaseרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• him, and he turn awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• his wrathאַף'aph · face: angerH639

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:18

• Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, You who dwell in the land of Uz! The cup shall also pass over to you And you shall become drunk and make yourself naked.
• Zechariah 1:15I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease; For I was a little angry, And they helped—but with evil intent.”

Commentaries on Proverbs 24:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18And he turn away his wrath from him - Wrath is here taken for the effect of wrath, punishment; and the meaning must be as paraphrased above - lest he take the punishment from him, and inflict it upon thee. And in this way Coverdale understood it: "Lest the Lorde be angry, and turn his wrath from him unto thee." Or we may understand it thus: Lest the Lord inflict on thee a similar punishment; for if thou get into his spirit, rejoicing in the calamities of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18See the margin. The meaning is “Thy joy will be suicidal, the wrath of the righteous Judge will be turned upon thee, as the greater offender, and thou wilt have to bear a worse evil than that which thou exultest in.”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 24:18

• Enemy
• Love
• Malice
• Young Men

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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