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Proverbs 24:17

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

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בִּנְפֹ֣לbinfolin fallנָפַלpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in fall”, the to-form of the verbH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…אויביךvyvykhenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.אֽ֭וֹיִבְךָoyivkhaenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּשְׂמָ֑חtismachbe gladשָׂמַחverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be glad”, a wish or indirect commandH8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomecheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.וּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹuvikashelvoand in fallכָּשַׁלconjunction, preposition, verb, niphal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and in fall”, the to-form of the verbH3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fallbereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יָגֵ֥לyagelrejoiceגִּילverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “rejoice”, a wish or indirect commandH1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fearbe glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.לִבֶּֽךָlibekhacomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

When thy enemy shall fall, be not glad, and in his ruin let not thy heart rejoice:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If thine enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, neither be elated at his overthrow.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν πέσῃ ὁ ἐχθρός σου, μὴ ἐπιχαρῇς αὐτῷ, ἐν δὲ τῷ ὑποσκελίσματι αὐτοῦ μὴ ἐπαίρου.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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