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Proverbs 24:17–20

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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.
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
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From verse 17

  1. Obadiah 1:12Rank 1 from verse 17
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    12But 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.

  2. Job 31:29Rank 2 from verse 17
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    29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

  3. 1 Corinthians 13:6–7Rank 3 from verse 17
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    6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

    7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

  4. Proverbs 17:5Rank 4 from verse 17
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    5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

  5. 2 Samuel 16:5–14Rank 5 from verse 17
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    5¶ 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.

    6And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

    7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

    8The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.

    9¶ Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

    10And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?

    11And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him.

    12It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.

    13And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

    14And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.

  6. Psalms 35:15Rank 6 from verse 17
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    15But 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:

  7. Psalms 35:19Rank 7 from verse 17
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    19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

  8. Psalms 42:10Rank 8 from verse 17
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    10As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

  9. Judges 16:25Rank 9 from verse 17
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    25And 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.

From verse 18

  1. Lamentations 4:21–22Rank 1 from verse 18
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    21¶ Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.

    22¶ The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.

  2. Zechariah 1:15–16Rank 2 from verse 18
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    15And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

    16Therefore thus saith the Lord; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

From verse 19

  1. Proverbs 13:20Rank 1 from verse 19
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    20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  2. Proverbs 23:17Rank 2 from verse 19
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    17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

  3. Proverbs 24:1Rank 3 from verse 19
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    1BE not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

  4. Psalms 1:1Rank 4 from verse 19
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    1BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

  5. Psalms 119:115Rank 5 from verse 19
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    115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

  6. Psalms 37:1Rank 6 from verse 19
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    1FRET not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

  7. Psalms 73:3Rank 7 from verse 19
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    3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

  8. 2 Timothy 3:2–5Rank 8 from verse 19
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    2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

    3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

    4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

    5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

  9. Psalms 26:4–5Rank 9 from verse 19
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    4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

    5I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

  10. Ephesians 5:11Rank 10 from verse 19
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    11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

  11. Numbers 16:26Rank 11 from verse 19
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    26And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

  12. Revelation 18:4Rank 12 from verse 19
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    4And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

  13. 2 Corinthians 6:17Rank 13 from verse 19
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    17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

From verse 20

  1. Proverbs 13:9Rank 1 from verse 20
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    9The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

  2. Job 18:5–6Rank 2 from verse 20
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    5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

    6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

  3. Job 21:17Rank 3 from verse 20
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    17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

  4. Proverbs 20:20Rank 4 from verse 20
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    20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

  5. Psalms 11:6Rank 5 from verse 20
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    6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

  6. Isaiah 3:11Rank 6 from verse 20
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    11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

  7. Jude 1:13Rank 7 from verse 20
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    13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

  8. Matthew 25:8Rank 8 from verse 20
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    8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

  9. Matthew 8:12Rank 9 from verse 20
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    12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  10. Proverbs 23:18Rank 10 from verse 20
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    18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

  11. Psalms 9:17Rank 11 from verse 20
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    17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 24:17

COMBINED MEANING

rejoice

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1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

falleth

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1. Comes or goes down, drops, collapses, bows, or is overthrown. 2. Comes upon or enters a state or condition. 3. Of a lot or portion, is assigned or belongs. 4. In ‘falleth out,’ happens or occurs. 5. In ‘falleth to,’ yields or goes over to another side.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

glad

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Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; moderately happy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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stumbleth

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1. Trips or strikes against an obstacle. 2. By figure, falters, falls, or is brought into weakness or offence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Proverbs 24:18

COMBINED MEANING

lest

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For fear that, to prevent the possibility that, or so that an undesired or warned-of result may not occur.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

turn

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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wrath

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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 24:19

COMBINED MEANING

fret

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1. To become irritated, angry, envious, or distressed. 2. To eat, wear, or corrode inwardly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

envious

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Feeling envy at another's prosperity or advantage; resentfully desiring what another possesses.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 24:20

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

reward

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Sense 1: A benefit, payment, honour, punishment, or recompense given or received. Sense 2: As a verb, to give such a return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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24:16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

24:17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

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24:18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

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24:19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

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24:20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

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24:21My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

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