Proverbs 24:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 24:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 24:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 24:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 24:17 — World English Bible

Proverbs 24:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 24:17 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 24:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 24:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 24:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 24:17 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 24:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Proverbs 24:17 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 24:17 in Context — Proverbs 24

15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

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

18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

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What Does Proverbs 24:17 Mean?

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