A moment in scripture
Proverbs 24:18
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Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 24:16
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
- Proverbs 24:17
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
- Proverbs 24:19
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
- Proverbs 24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.