Proverbs 24:16 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁶ For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: But the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ 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.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ The righteous may fall seven times but still get up, but the wicked will stumble into trouble.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ For the just one will fall seven times, and he shall rise again. But the impious will fall into evil.

Proverbs 24:16 Cross References

Psalm 34:19

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: But the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Psalm 37:24

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: For the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

Job 5:19

He shall deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing: But the righteous hath hope in his death.

Proverbs 13:17

A wicked messenger falleth into evil: But a faithful ambassador is health.

Amos 5:2

The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

Psalm 52:5

God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, He shall take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah

1 Samuel 26:10

And David said, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle, and perish.

Psalm 7:16

His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

Acts 12:23

And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

Amos 8:14

They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy God, O Dan, liveth; and, As the way of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

1 Samuel 31:4

Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

Psalm 34:21

Evil shall slay the wicked: And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

Psalm 79:12

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

Proverbs 6:15

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken and that without remedy.

Proverbs 24:22

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And who knoweth the destruction of them both?

Jeremiah 8:4

Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD: shall men fall, and not rise up again? shall one turn away, and not return?

Jeremiah 18:17

I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will look upon their back, and not their face, in the day of their calamity.

Genesis 19:35

And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

Numbers 32:23

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.

Proverbs 13:21

Evil pursueth sinners: But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

Ezekiel 7:5

Thus saith the Lord GOD An evil, an only evil; behold, it cometh.