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Proverbs 24:18
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KJ21
lest the Lord see it and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.
ASV
Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
AMP
Or the Lord will see your gloating and be displeased, And turn His anger away from your enemy.
AMPC
Lest the Lord see it and it be evil in His eyes and displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him [to expend it upon you, the worse offender].
BRG
Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
CSB
or the Lord will see, be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.
CSBA
or the Lord will see, be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.
CEB
or the Lord will see it and be displeased, and he will turn his anger from them.
CJB
For Adonai might see it, and it would displease him; he might withdraw his anger from your foe.
CEV
The Lord will find out and be unhappy. Then he will stop being angry with them.
DARBY
lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.
DRA
Lest the Lord see, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
ERV
The Lord will see this, and he might be upset with you and decide not to punish your enemy.
EASY
The Lord will know what you are thinking, and he will not be happy. He may decide not to punish your enemy.
EHV
If you do, the Lord will see it and consider it evil, and he will turn his anger away from him.
ESV
lest the Lord see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.
ESVUK
lest the Lord see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.
EXB
The Lord will notice and ·be displeased [L it will be bad in his eyes]. He may ·not be angry with them anymore [L turn his anger from them; Job 31:29; Ps. 35:15–16; Rom. 12:17–21].
GNV
Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn his wrath from him.
GW
The Lord will see it, he won’t like it, and he will turn his anger away from that person.
GNT
The Lord will know if you are gloating, and he will not like it; and then maybe he won't punish them.
HCSB
or the Lord will see, be displeased, and turn His wrath away from him.
ICB
The Lord will notice and be displeased. Then the Lord may not be angry with him anymore.
ISV
Otherwise the Lord will observe and disapprove, and he will turn his anger away from him.
JUB
lest the LORD see it and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
KJV
Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
AKJV
lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
LSB
Lest Yahweh see it and it be evil in His eyes, And turn His anger away from him.
LEB
lest Yahweh see and it be evil in his eyes, and turn his anger away from him.
TLB
for the Lord may be displeased with you and stop punishing him!
MSG
Don’t laugh when your enemy falls; don’t gloat over his collapse. God might see, and become very provoked, and then take pity on his plight.
MEV
lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.
NOG
Yahweh will see it, he won’t like it, and he will turn his anger away from that person.
NABRE
Lest the Lord see it, be displeased with you, and withdraw his wrath from your enemies.
NASB
Otherwise, the Lord will see and be displeased, And turn His anger away from him.
NASB1995
Or the Lord will see it and be displeased, And turn His anger away from him.
NCB
for fear that the Lord will be displeased at the sight and withdraw his wrath from your enemy.
NCV
The Lord will notice and be displeased. He may not be angry with them anymore.
NET
lest the Lord see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.
NIRV
The Lord will see it, but he won’t be pleased. He might turn his anger away from your enemy.
NIV
or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.
NIVUK
or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.
NKJV
Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him.
NLV
The Lord will see it and will not be pleased, and He will turn away His anger from him.
NLT
For the Lord will be displeased with you and will turn his anger away from them.
NRSVA
or else the Lord will see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from them.
NRSVACE
or else the Lord will see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from them.
NRSVCE
or else the Lord will see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from them.
NRSVUE
lest the Lord see it and be displeased and turn away his anger from them.
OJB
Lest Hashem see it, and it is rah in His eyes, and He turn away His wrath from him.
RGT
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him. And He turns His wrath from him.
RSV
lest the Lord see it, and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.
RSVCE
lest the Lord see it, and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.
TLV
or Adonai may see it as evil in His eyes, and turn His wrath away from him.
VOICE
Or else the Eternal will know and be upset with you, and He will release them from His anger.
WEB
lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
WYC
lest peradventure the Lord see, and it displease him, and he take away his ire from him.
YLT
Lest Jehovah see, and [it be] evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.
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