Proverbs 24:18
“Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Fret not thyself because of evil men,.... Because of their outward prosperity and worldly happiness, any more than…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
See the margin. The meaning is “Thy joy will be suicidal, the wrath of the righteous Judge will be turned upon thee, as…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 24:17-18
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,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
from him Some commentators would add, "upon thee"; "et irascatur contra te," Münster. It is better to leave the proverb…