Proverbs 24:18 (WEB)
lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Fathers and councils · 2
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X V.15Conference V
“…“When thine enemy shall fall be not glad, and in his ruin be not lifted up, lest the Lord see and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him,” i.e., lest He see thy pride of heart, and cease from attacking him, and thou begin to be forsaken by Him and so once more to be troubled by that passion which…” — editor's note: Prov. xxiv. 17, 18 (LXX.).
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John Chrysostom
“For if them that exult over their enemies, He suffer not to go unpunished (“For rejoice not,” it is said, “when thine enemies fall, lest at any time the Lord see it, and it displease Him”); much more such as envy those who have done no wrong.” — editor's note: Prov. xxiv. 17, 18.
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Cross-references · 7
Cited together in Conferences I–X V.15.
Cited together in Conferences I–X V.15.
Cited together in Conferences I–X V.15.
Cited together in Conferences I–X V.15.
Cited together in Conferences I–X V.15.
Cited together in Conferences I–X V.15.
Cited together in Conferences I–X V.15.