"Love...does not rejoice over unrighteousness." The New English Bible here reads: "Love...does not gloat over other men's sins." Moffatt's translation says: "Love is never glad when others go wrong." Love finds no pleasure in unrighteousness, so we do not wink at immorality of any kind. How do we react if a fellow believer is ensnared by sin and fares badly as a result? Love will not let us rejoice, as if to say 'Good! He deserved it!' (Proverbs 17:5) We do rejoice, however, when a brother who has erred takes positive steps to recover from his spiritual fall." -- Draw Close to Jehovah, page 307, paragraph 20
Contrast the text I highlighted above from the Watchtower publication with what Proverbs 1:23-27 says about how Jehovah feels toward those who fare badly because of not following his counsel:
(Proverbs 1:23-27) . . .Respond to my reproof. Then I will pour out my spirit for you; I will make my words known to you. 24 Because I called out, but you kept refusing, I stretched out my hand, but no one was paying attention, 25 You kept neglecting all my advice And rejecting my reproof, 26 I also will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when what you dread comes, 27 When what you dread comes like a storm, And your disaster arrives like a storm wind, When distress and trouble come upon you.At this week's Congregation Bible Study (week of September 21, 2015) JWs commenting on paragraph 20 were giving examples of JWs who were warned against following a certain course and rejected counsel and ended up in trouble. JWs were saying it would be wrong to rejoice or gloat over their fall as if to say: 'we told you so, serves you right!'
But look at what Proverbs 1:23-27 reveals about Jehovah. The exact behavior that dubs and Watchtower say is wrong, is the exact behavior that Jehovah, the God of love, exhibits! So it seems like Jehovah does not live up to Watchtower's counsel on showing love. The elders need to take Jehovah to the back room and counsel him. lol.