Proverbs 24:17-18
English Standard Version
17 (A)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.
Proverbs 24:17-18
International Standard Version
17 Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls;
don’t let yourself be glad when he stumbles.
18 Otherwise the Lord will observe and disapprove,
and he will turn his anger away from him.
Proverbs 24:28-29
English Standard Version
28 (A)Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
29 Do not say, (B)“I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
Proverbs 24:28-29
International Standard Version
28 Don’t testify against your neighbor without a cause,
and don’t lie when you speak.[a]
29 Don’t say, “I’ll do to him like he did to me,
I’ll be sure to pay him back for what he did.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:28 Lit. don’t deceive with your lips
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