Proverbs 24:16

Proverbs 24:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

Context of Proverbs 24:16

14Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. 15Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place; for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes. 17Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, 18or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.

Proverbs 24:16 word by word

כִּ֤י שֶׁ֨בַע׀ יִפּ֣וֹל צַדִּ֣יק וָקָ֑ם וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ בְרָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For a justצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• fallethנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• seven timesשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• and riseth up againקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• but the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• shall fallכָּשַׁלkâshal · to stumbleH3782
• into mischiefרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:16

• Job 5:19From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you.
• Psalms 34:19The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all;
• Psalms 37:24though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
• Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.
• 2 Corinthians 4:8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again.
• Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
• Proverbs 28:14Blessed is the one who always trembles before God, but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.
• 1 Samuel 26:10As surely as the Lord lives,” he said, “the Lord himself will strike him, or his time will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
• 1 Samuel 31:4Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.” But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
• Esther 7:10So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.
• Psalms 7:16The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads.
• Psalms 52:5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.
• Amos 5:2“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again, deserted in her own land, with no one to lift her up.”
• Amos 8:14Those who swear by the sin of Samaria— who say, ‘As surely as your god lives, Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the god of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”

Commentaries on Proverbs 24:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16For a just man - צדיק tsaddik, the righteous, the same person mentioned above. Falleth seven times - Gets very often into distresses through his resting place being spoiled by the wicked man, the robber, the spoiler of the desert, lying in wait for this purpose, Proverbs 24:15. And riseth up again - Though God permit the hand of violence sometimes to spoil his tent, temptations to assail his mind, and afflictions to press down his body, he constantly…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-16Verses 15-16 The sincere soul falls as a traveller may do, by stumbling at some stone in his path; but gets up, and goes on his way with more care and speed. This is rather to be understood of falls into affliction, than falls into actual sin.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16Saying 27: Godly people do not let setbacks keep them down. • Seven times symbolizes "many times."Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. The plots of the wicked against the good, though partially, shall not be fully successful (Psa 37:24); while the wicked, falling under penal evil, find no help.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