Sprueche 2:14

14 die sich freuen, Böses zu tun, und sind fröhlich in ihrem bösen, verkehrten Wesen,

Sprueche 2:14 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 2:14

Who rejoice to do evil
At the doing of it, or when they have done it; they are glad of an opportunity of doing mischief, and glory when they have done it; it is a sport and pastime to them, ( Proverbs 10:2 ) ; they take pleasure in the act of sin, and have no remorse of conscience afterwards; they speak of it in an exulting manner, and boast of it, and glory in their shame; [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked:
of the wicked man, as Aben Ezra and Gersom supply it; in the perversities and contradictions of every wicked man; they not only take pleasure in their own sins, but in the sins of others, and in them that commit them; which is an aggravation of their wickedness, ( Romans 1:32 ) ; they delight to hear a man speak froward and perverse things; things against God, and Christ, and religion, against all good men, and everything that is good; against the Gospel, the doctrines and ordinances of it; and they delight to see him do things perverse and contrary to the will of God. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "they exult in the worst things".

Sprueche 2:14 In-Context

12 daß du nicht geratest auf den Weg der Bösen noch unter die verkehrten Schwätzer,
13 die da verlassen die rechte Bahn und gehen finstere Wege,
14 die sich freuen, Böses zu tun, und sind fröhlich in ihrem bösen, verkehrten Wesen,
15 welche ihren Weg verkehren und folgen ihrem Abwege;
16 daß du nicht geratest an eines andern Weib, an eine Fremde, die glatte Worte gibt
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