Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Rejoice not when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles:
New American Standard Bible
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
King James Version
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Holman Bible
and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
International Standard Version
Don't rejoice when your enemy falls; don't let yourself be glad when he stumbles.
A Conservative Version
Rejoice not when thine enemy falls, and let not thy 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;
Amplified
Do not rejoice and gloat when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad [in self-righteousness] when he stumbles,
Bible in Basic English
Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:
Darby Translation
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
Julia Smith Translation
In the falling of thine enemies thou shalt not rejoice, and in his stumbling thy heart shall not exult:
Lexham Expanded Bible
While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice; when he trips himself, may your heart not be glad
Modern King James verseion
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Rejoice not thou at the fall of thine enemy; and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth.
NET Bible
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,
New Heart English Bible
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls. Do not let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;
The Emphasized Bible
When thine enemy falleth, do not thou rejoice, and, when he stumbleth, let not thy heart exult:
Webster
Rejoice not when thy enemy falleth, and let not thy 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;
Youngs Literal Translation
In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,
Themes
Duty » To brethren » To enemies
Enemies » Rejoice not at the failings of
Rejoice » What not to rejoice in
Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » In evil forbidden
Revenge » Forbidden by our lord
Social duties » Compassion » Duty to enemies
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Duty to enemies
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
16 For a just man falls seven times, and rises up again: but the wicked shall fall by calamity. 17 Rejoice not when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles: 18 Lest the LORD sees it, and it displeases him, and he turns away his wrath from him.
Cross References
Job 31:29
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
Proverbs 17:5
Whosoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Obadiah 1:12
But you should not have looked down on the day of your brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither should you have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
Psalm 35:15
But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
Psalm 35:19
Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
1 Corinthians 13:6-7
Rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
Judges 16:25
And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make sport for us. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made sport for them: and they set him between the pillars.
2 Samuel 16:5-14
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed continually as he came.
Psalm 42:10
As with a sword in my bones, my enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is your God?