What the wicked dreads will come to him, but what the righteous desire will be given to them.
Proverbs 1:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when terror strikes you, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when the thing comes that shall cause you terror and panic– American Standard Version (1901) I also will laugh in the day of your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; Common English Bible So I’ll laugh at your disaster; I’ll make fun of you when dread comes over you, Catholic Public Domain Version Similarly, I will ridicule you at your demise, and I will mock you, when that which you feared shall overcome you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I also will laugh in your destruction, and will mock when that shall come to you which you feared. |
What the wicked dreads will come to him, but what the righteous desire will be given to them.
Judgements are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Therefore calamity will strike him suddenly; he will be shattered instantly, beyond recovery.
For I tell you, not one of those people who were invited will enjoy my banquet.” ’
Just as the Lord was glad to cause you to prosper and to multiply you, so he will also be glad to cause you to perish and to destroy you. You will be ripped out of the land you are entering to possess.
Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them deliver you whenever you are oppressed.’