King James Version
Proverbs 24:17 in the King James Version says “Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:”
Proverbs 24:17 · KJV
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. it displeaseth: Heb. it be evil in his eyes
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; Fret: or, Keep not company with the wicked
KJV Study — Public Domain
“falleth”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“Rejoice”
H8055probably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
“when he stumbleth”
H3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“be glad”
H1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e., usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
“and let not thine heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
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