Proverbs

Proverbs 24:17–18

¹⁷Do not gloat when your enemy falls,

and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

¹⁸or the LORD will see and disapprove,

and turn His wrath away from him.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
gloat	תִּשְׂמָ֑ח	tiś·māḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
when your enemy	אוֹיְבֶיךָ	ʾō·yə·ḇɛ·ḵå̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
falls	בִּנְפֹ֣ל	bin·p̄ōl	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5307 fall, lie
and do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let your heart	לִבֶּֽךָ׃	lib·be·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
rejoice	יָגֵ֥ל	yā·ḡêl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1523 rejoice
when he stumbles	וּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹ	ū·ḇik·kā·šə·lōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will see	יִרְאֶ֣ה	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
and disapprove	וְרַ֣ע	wə·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7489 be evil, bad
and turn His wrath	אַפּֽוֹ׃	’ap·pōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
away	וְהֵשִׁ֖יב	wə·hê·šîḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
from him	מֵעָלָ֣יו	mê·‘ā·lāw	Preposition-m; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 24:17 Obadiah 1:12 · Job 31:29 · 1 Corinthians 13:6–7 · Proverbs 17:5 · 2 Samuel 16:5–14 · Psalm 35:19 · Psalm 35:15 · Psalm 42:10 · Judges 16:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.