16No matter how many times you trip them up, God-loyal people don''t stay down long; Soon they''re up on their feet, while the wicked end up flat on their faces.j
17Don''t laugh when your enemy falls; don''t crow over his collapse.k
18GOD might see, and become very provoked, and then take pity on his plight.
Proverbs 24 continues the collection of “sayings of the wise” that began in chapter 22. It moves between warnings against envy of the wicked, instructions for justice and diligence, and a sobering reflection on the consequences of laziness and folly. The chapter culminates in a v
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