"Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice, or The LORD will see and disapprove and turn His wrath away from him." Proverbs 24:17-18 (NIV)
The wisest of the wise men, King Solomon, said do not be glad when your enemy falls, God will see you rejoicing and He will disapprove of your behavior.
The Bible says that we are to pray for our enemy and do good to them. (Matthew 5:44 and Luke 6:28) By doing good to those who do us wrong, we heap hot burning coals upon their heads. God will cause them to suffer. (Proverbs 25:21-22) But laughing at them in the mist of their misfortune is not the Christian thing to do, and God will not be pleased with us for doing so. We are to have sympathy and compassion for our fellow man, even the ones who wrong us. It is easy to love those who love us. It is not so easy to love those who do not love us, and who show their dislike for us. But that is exactly what Jesus wants us to do. (Matthew 5:46-48) As Christians we are to display Godly behavior, even when those around us do not. To do that requires much prayer, and God's help, and we need to ask God for His help to do this.
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