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Friday!
Proverbs!
Don't rejoice when your enemies fall; 

don't be happy when they stumble. 

For the Lord will be displeased with you and will turn his anger away from them.
Proverbs 24:17-18 NLT
Ouch!
It's not clear what "turn his anger away from them" means, but it does tell us that those who come against you, our God sees, and His anger is already their problem. 
At the same time our God is monitoring our hearts! According to this proverb in some way God knows if I'm happy when someone trips up, trips over.
This is not about people being held accountable for what they've done, or justice happening, this proverb isn't saying that shouldn't happen, or that we shouldn't be pleased if and when accountability and justice does happen. It's when something bad happens to those who come against us and what happens, or what we allow to happen, in our hearts.
Recent media story; group of boys were caught ram raiding a store and while tryig to get away one fell off the building and broke his arm. If that was my store, what rises up in me, and how does this Proverb speak to it?
Yes there's an opportunity for accountability & justice. 
No to being happy he literally fell and broke his arm.
What do you think?
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