Proverbs 24:15

15 Do not lie in wait [like] an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do not do violence [to] his dwelling place.

Proverbs 24:15 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 24:15

Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the
righteous
The church of God, which is the righteous man's dwelling place, and where he desires and delights to dwell; or his own dwelling house; it may be rendered, "at the dwelling of the righteous" {p}; lay not wait at his door to observe who goes in and out, and what is done there; and to watch for his halting, and take notice of his infirmities, slips, and falls, and improve them to his disadvantage; and so the Vulgate Latin version, "and lay not wait and seek ungodliness in the house of the righteous"; or lay not wait there for him, as Saul set men to watch the house of David to kill him, ( 1 Samuel 19:11 ) ; or to take an opportunity and get into it and plunder it, as follows; spoil not his resting place:
by pulling it down, or stripping it of its furniture; by robbing him of the substance in it, and thus disturbing his rest, and destroying the place of it; or the place where he lies down as a sheep in its fold, or as the shepherd in his cottage, of which the words in the text are used; and so denote that as the righteous man is like a sheep, harmless and innocent, those that lay in wait for him and spoil him are no other than wolves.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (hwnl) "habitaculo", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus; "habitationi", Michaelis; "mansioni", Cocceius, Schultens.

Proverbs 24:15 In-Context

13 My child, eat honey, for [it is] good, and the dripping of the honeycomb [is] sweet to your taste.

14 Thus know wisdom for [the sake of] your soul, if you find [it], then there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

15 Do not lie in wait [like] an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do not do violence [to] his dwelling place.

16 For seven [times] the righteous will fall, but he will rise, but the wicked will be overthrown by calamity.

17 While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice; when he trips himself, may your heart not be glad