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Berean Standard Bible

“Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,”

Proverbs 24:17

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Study note

This proverb appears among the Sayings of the Wise in the second half of Proverbs. It deals with how to respond when an enemy or rival suffers misfortune.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

World English Bible (WEB)

Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Cuando cayere tu enemigo, no te huelgues; y cuando tropezare, no se alegre tu corazón:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

No te alegres cuando tu enemigo caiga, ni dejes que tu corazón se regocije cuando tropiece,

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