Proverbs 24:17 “Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice…”

Proverbs 24:17

Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth,

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

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

Obadiah 1:12 Job 31:29 Proverbs 17:5 2 Samuel 16:5–14 Psalm 35:15 Psalm 35:19

Obadiah 1:12 · BSB

But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.

Job 31:29 · BSB

If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—

Proverbs 17:5 · BSB

He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

2 Samuel 16:5–14 · BSB

As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.

Psalm 35:15 · BSB

But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.

Psalm 35:19 · BSB

Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.

18or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.

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