Proverbs 24
V. 15. Lay not wait, O wicked man, with the intention of performing mischief and malice, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting-place, where he is leading a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty; v. 16. for a just man falleth seven times, for misfortunes often seem to single him out, he has his full share of them, and riseth up again, endowed with new strength by the Lord; but the wicked shall fall into mischief, stumble into destruction, their fate being everlasting misfortune.
V. 17. Rejoice not, in malignant joy, when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth, since delight in another’s hurt is just as objectionable as outright violence, v. 18. lest the Lord see it and it displease Him, as all evidences of malice are hound to do, and He turn away His wrath from him, that is, from the enemy, His punishment striking the person of malignant spirit instead.