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.
• New International Version (NIV)for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of 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

14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; If you have found it, there is a prospect, And your hope will not be cut off. 15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not plunder his resting place; For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity. 17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; 18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him.

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 5:19He shall deliver you in six troubles, Yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.
• Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
• Psalms 37:24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
• Micah 7:8Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The Lord will be a light to me.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life.
• 2 Corinthians 4:8We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ?—I speak as a fool—I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.
• Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, But a faithful ambassador brings health.
• Proverbs 28:14Happy is the man who is always reverent, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
• 1 Samuel 26:10David said furthermore, “As the Lord lives, the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go out to battle and perish.
• 1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
• Psalms 7:16His trouble shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.
• Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
• Amos 5:2The virgin of Israel has fallen; She will rise no more. She lies forsaken on her land; There is no one to raise her up.
• Amos 8:14Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, Who say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan!’ And, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives!’ They shall fall and never 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