Proverbs 24:16

Verse 16. Fall into smaller sins, (Saint Gregory vi. in 2 Reg. xv. and so forth) or into disgrace, as yippol ( Bible.) rather intimates. Vat. Saint Augustine de Civ. Dei. xi. 31.—Both significations agree with the context. See Job 5:27. Matthew 18:21. Calmet.—He who is not subject to mortal sin, may still be exposed to many failings, and venial sins, which do not deprive him of the title of just; whereas the wicked consents to mortal sin, from which he riseth not so easily. Hence the wise man admonishes us not to lie in wait, or calumniously seek impiety in the house or soul of the just. Worthington.