Proverbs 24:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 24:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 24:18 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. it displeaseth...: Heb. it be evil in h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 24:18 — KJV
“Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. it displeaseth...: Heb. it be evil in his eyes”
— Proverbs 24:18 (KJV)
Proverbs 24:18 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 24:18
“Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines. displease...: Heb. do not evil in the eyes of the lords”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:18: lord, displease, turn
“For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs. turned their...: Heb. given the neck”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:18: lord, turn, away
“And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also. displeased...: Heb. was evil in the eyes of the Lord”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:18: lord, displease, heb
“And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. displease...: Heb. be evil in thine eyes”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:18: lord, displease, heb
“And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. to turn...: Heb. revolt against the LORD”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:18: lord, turn, away
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