Proverbs 24:16 - The Scriptures 2009

For seven times a righteous man falls and rises, But the wrong one stumbles into evil.

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

For a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity. [Job 5:19; Ps. 34:19; 37:24; Mic. 7:8.]

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

The righteous may fall seven times but still get up, but the wicked will stumble into trouble.

For the just one will fall seven times, and he shall rise again. But the impious will fall into evil.

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