Proverbs 10:24 - Exposition

This verse is connected in thought with the preceding. The wicked, though he lightly carries on his evil practices, is troubled with the thought of the retribution which awaits him, and that which he fears shall come upon him ( Proverbs 1:26 ; Job 3:25 ; Isaiah 66:4 ); Septuagint, "The wicked is involved in destruction." The desire of the righteous. The righteous will desire only that which is in agreement with God's will, and this God grants, if not in this world, certainly in the life to come. The LXX . has, "The desire of the just is acceptable."