Proverbs 24:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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  • Job 31:29 : 29 If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater, And stirred up myself when evil found him,
  • Prov 17:5 : 5 Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
  • Obad 1:12 : 12 And -- thou dost not look on the day of thy brother, On the day of his alienation, Nor dost thou rejoice over sons of Judah, In the day of their destruction, Nor make great thy mouth in a day of distress.
  • 1 Cor 13:6-7 : 6 rejoiceth not over the unrighteousness, and rejoiceth with the truth; 7 all things it beareth, all it believeth, all it hopeth, all it endureth.
  • Ps 35:15 : 15 And -- in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;
  • Ps 35:19 : 19 Mine enemies rejoice not over me `with' falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.
  • Ps 42:10 : 10 With a sword in my bones Have mine adversaries reproached me, In their saying unto me all the day, `Where `is' thy God?'
  • Judg 16:25 : 25 And it cometh to pass, when their heart `is' glad, that they say, `Call for Samson, and he doth play before us;' and they call for Samson out of the prison-house, and he playeth before them, and they cause him to stand between the pillars.
  • 2 Sam 16:5-9 : 5 And king David hath come in unto Bahurim, and lo, thence a man is coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, and his name `is' Shimei, son of Gera, he cometh out, coming out and reviling; 6 and he stoneth David with stones, and all the servants of king David, and all the people, and all the mighty men on his right and on his left. 7 And thus said Shimei in his reviling, `Go out, go out, O man of blood, and man of worthlessness! 8 Jehovah hath turned back on thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and Jehovah doth give the kingdom in to the hand of Absalom thy son; and lo, thou `art' in thine evil, for a man of blood thou `art'.' 9 And Abishai son of Zeruiah saith unto the king, `Why doth this dead dog revile my lord the king? let me pass over, I pray thee, and I turn aside his head.' 10 And the king saith, `What -- to me and to you, O sons of Zeruiah? for -- let him revile; even because Jehovah hath said to him, Revile David; and who saith, Wherefore hast Thou done so?' 11 And David saith unto Abishai, and unto all his servants, `Lo, my son who came out of my bowels is seeking my life, and also surely now the Benjamite; leave him alone, and let him revile, for Jehovah hath said `so' to him; 12 it may be Jehovah doth look on mine affliction, and Jehovah hath turned back to me good for his reviling this day.' 13 And David goeth with his men in the way, and Shimei is going at the side of the hill over-against him, going on, and he revileth, and stoneth with stones over-against him, and hath dusted with dust. 14 And the king cometh in, and all the people who `are' with him, wearied, and they are refreshed there.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 82%

    18Lest Jehovah see, and `it be' evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

    19Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,

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    15Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

    16For seven `times' doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.

  • 19Mine enemies rejoice not over me `with' falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.

  • 29If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater, And stirred up myself when evil found him,

  • 4Lest mine enemy say, `I overcame him,' Mine adversaries joy when I am moved.

  • 1Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.

  • 8Thou dost not rejoice over me, O mine enemy, When I have fallen, I have risen, When I sit in darkness Jehovah is a light to me.

  • 12And -- thou dost not look on the day of thy brother, On the day of his alienation, Nor dost thou rejoice over sons of Judah, In the day of their destruction, Nor make great thy mouth in a day of distress.

  • 17Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But -- in the fear of Jehovah all the day.

  • 7As the wicked is my enemy, And my withstander as the perverse.

  • 1By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

  • 7When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

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    28Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

    29Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

  • Prov 3:29-31
    3 verses
    71%

    29Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

    30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

    31Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

  • 6In the transgression of the evil `is' a snare, And the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • 17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated `with' thee, and have hated thee.

  • Ps 37:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

    8Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

  • 11Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous, And sing, all ye upright of heart!

  • 12In the exulting of the righteous the glory `is' abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.

  • Ps 35:24-26
    3 verses
    71%

    24Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.

    25They do not say in their heart, `Aha, our desire.' They do not say, `We swallowed him up.'

    26They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

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    24Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

    25Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.

  • 8Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

  • 10In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked `is' singing.

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    21If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

    22For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.

  • 25Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.

  • 12For an enemy reproacheth me not, or I bear `it', He who is hating me Hath not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him.

  • 11Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.

  • 16and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;

  • 21While he filleth with laughter thy mouth, And thy lips with shouting,

  • 15to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping,

  • 16In the multiplying of the wicked transgression multiplieth, And the righteous on their fall do look.

  • 8Meet him doth desolation -- he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.

  • 32The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

  • 10The heart knoweth its own bitterness, And with its joy a stranger doth not intermeddle.

  • 2When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

  • Rom 12:20-21
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    69%

    20I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head;

    21Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

  • 10Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

  • 17`Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him.

  • 20The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.