17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles; 18 lest the Lord see it, and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 24:17-18
Commentary on Proverbs 24:17-18
(Read Proverbs 24:17-18)
The pleasure we are apt to take in the troubles of an enemy is forbidden.