Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 24:22
22for destruction will come suddenly from them; who knows what distress these two can bring?
Proverbs 24:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
- New International Version (NIV)for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?
- English Standard Version (ESV)for disaster will arise suddenly from them, and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
- New King James Version (NKJV)For their calamity will rise suddenly, And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
Context of Proverbs 24:22
20For the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out. 21My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king, and don’t associate with rebels, for destruction will come suddenly from them; who knows what distress these two can bring? 23These sayings also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment. 24Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent” — peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:22 word by word
כִּֽי־פִ֭תְאֹם יָק֣וּם אֵידָ֑ם וּפִ֥יד שְׁ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם מִ֣י יוֹדֵֽעַ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:22
- Numbers 16:31Just as he finished speaking all these words, the ground beneath them split open.
- 1 Samuel 31:1The Philistines fought against Israel, and Israel’s men fled from them and were killed on Mount Gilboa.
- 2 Samuel 18:7Israel’s army was defeated by David’s soldiers, and the slaughter there was vast that day — twenty thousand dead.
- 2 Chronicles 13:16So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God handed them over to them.
- Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow what is worthless.
- Hosea 13:10Where now is your king, that he may save you in all your cities, and the rulers you demanded, saying, “Give me a king and leaders”?
- Proverbs 16:14A king’s fury is a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.
- Proverbs 20:2A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion; anyone who provokes him endangers himself.
- Psalms 90:11Who understands the power of your anger? Your wrath matches the fear that is due you.
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The ruin of them both? - Of them who do not fear the Lord; and of them that do not reverence the King.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Both - Those who fear not God, and those who fear not the king.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-22Verses 21-22 The godly in the land, will be quiet in the land. There may be cause to change for the better, but have nothing to do with them that are given change.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22Saying 30: The king is linked to the Lord, showing his power and rule on earth (see 1 Samuel 12; Psalm 2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2221-22. A warning against impiety and resistance to lawful rule (Ro 13:1-7; 1Pe 2:17). meddle ... change--(Compare Margin), literally, "mingle not yourself," avoid the society of restless persons.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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