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Proverbs 24:16 — For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the…
“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.”
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The verses around Proverbs 24:16.
14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Verse explanation
“Seven times” here isn’t an exact count, it’s the same use of the number to mean repeatedly that appears elsewhere in the book, as in chapter 6. The difference between righteous and wicked in the proverb isn’t never falling, it’s getting back up afterward.
From the Proverbs 24 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 24:16 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque sete vezes cairá o justo, e se levantará; mas os impios tropeçarão no mal
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Porque o justo cai sete vezes, e se levanta; mas os perversos tropeçam no mal.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Los que hacen el bien podrán caer siete veces, y aun así se levantaran; pero el desastre vendrá para derribar a los malvados.
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