Parallel Verses
King James Version
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
New American Standard Bible
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
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:
King James 2000
Rejoice not when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles:
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 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.
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
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Obadiah 1:12
But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
Psalm 35:15
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects 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 mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
1 Corinthians 13:6-7
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth 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 us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
2 Samuel 16:5-14
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence 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 still as he came.
Psalm 42:10
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?