Proverbs 24:17 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Do not be happy when your enemy falls, and do not feel glad when he stumbles.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

ASV:

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

BBE:

Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:

DBY:

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;

ERV:

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he is overthrown:

JPS:

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;

WBS:

Rejoice not when thy enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth:

WEB:

Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

YLT:

In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,

Proverbs 24:17 Cross References

XREF:

Job 31:29 "Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him?

Psalm 35:15 But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They slandered me without ceasing.

Psalm 35:19 Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.

Proverbs 17:5 He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

Obadiah 1:12 "Do not gloat over your brother's day, The day of his misfortune. And do not rejoice over the sons of Judah In the day of their destruction; Yes, do not boast In the day of their distress. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

24:17 Falleth - Into mischief.

MHC:

24:17,18. The pleasure we are apt to take in the troubles of an enemy is forbidden. 19,20. Envy not the wicked their prosperity; be sure there is no true happiness in it. 21,22. The godly in the land, will be quiet in the land. There may be cause to change for the better, but have nothing to do with them that are given change. 23-26. The wisdom God giveth, renders a man fit for his station. Every one who finds the benefit of the right answer, will be attached to him that gave it. 27. We must prefer necessaries before conveniences, and not go in debt.

CONC:

Downfall Enemy Fall Falleth Falling Falls Glad Hater Heart Joy Joyful Overthrown Rejoice Stumbles Stumbleth Stumbling

Downfall Enemy Fall Falleth Falling Falls Glad Gloat Hater Heart Joy Joyful Overthrown Rejoice Stumbles Stumbleth Stumbling

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