Proverbs 24:16

In 11 translations

BSB

For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.

KJV

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

WEB

for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

ASV

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

LSV

For the righteous fall and rise seven [times], || And the wicked stumble in evil.

YLT

For seven [times] doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.

DBY

For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.

DRC

For a just mall shall fall seven times and shall rise again: but the wicked shall fall down into evil.

GNV

For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth againe: but the wicked fall into mischiefe.

JPS

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, but the wicked stumble under adversity.

LXXE

For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise again: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

כִּ֤י שֶׁ֨בַע ׀ יִפּ֣וֹל צַדִּ֣יק וָקָ֑ם וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ בְרָעָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ἑπτάκις γὰρ πεσεῖται δίκαιος καὶ ἀναστήσεται, οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς ἀσθενήσουσιν ἐν κακοῖς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 37:24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
• Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
• Micah 7:8–10Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case…
• Job 5:19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
• 2 Corinthians 4:8–12We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of…
• 2 Corinthians 11:23–27Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death. Five times I received from the Jews…
• Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
• Revelation 18:20–21Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her. Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea,…
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
• Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8–10We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed, we felt we were…
• Amos 5:2“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”
• Psalms 52:5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
• Proverbs 28:14–18Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble. Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people. A leader who lacks judgment is also a great…
• 1 Samuel 26:10David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

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