Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. (f) To be avenged on you.
Fret not thyself because of evil men,.... Because of their outward prosperity and worldly happiness, any more than rejoice at their adversity; neither do the one nor the other; where the one prevails, the other does also; by the frequent repetition of this advice, it looks as if this evil is what good men are prone to, and which was very common in Solomon's time...
Pro 24:17-18 Warning against a vindictive disposition, and joy over its satisfaction. 17 At the fall of thine enemy rejoice not, And at his overthrow let not thine heart be glad; 18 That Jahve see it not, and it be displeasing to Him, And He turns away His anger from Him. The Chethı̂b, which in itself, as the plur.
Commenting on Proverbs 24:17-18