Proverbs 24:16 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁶ For seven times a righteous man falls and rises, But the wrong one stumbles into evil.

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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

Genesis 19:35

So they made their father drink wine that night as well. And the younger arose and lay with him, and he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she arose.

Esther 7:10

And they impaled Haman on the stake that he had prepared for Mordeḵ

Job 5:19

In six distresses He delivers you, and in seven no evil strikes you.

Psalm 34:19

Many are the evils of the righteous, But יהוה  delivers him out of them all.

Psalm 34:21

Evil does slay the wrong, And those who hate the righteous are guilty.

Psalm 37:24

Though he falls, he is not cast down, For יהוה  is supporting his hand.

Psalm 52:5

Let Ě

Psalm 7:16

His trouble turns back upon his own head, And his wrongdoing comes down on the top of his head.

Psalm 79:12

And repay to our neighbours sevenfold Their reproach, into their bosom, With which they have reproached You, O יהוה.

Proverbs 13:17

A messenger that is wrong falls into evil, But a trustworthy envoy is a healing.

Proverbs 13:21

Evil pursues sinners, But good is repaid to the righteous.

Proverbs 14:32

By his own evildoing the wrong is thrust down, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.

Proverbs 24:22

For their calamity arises suddenly, And who knows the ruin of both of them?

Proverbs 6:15

Therefore his calamity comes suddenly; Instantly he is broken, And there is no healing.

Jeremiah 18:17

“I shall scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I shall show them the back and not the face in the day of their calamity.”

Jeremiah 8:4

“And you shall say to them, ‘Thus said יהוה, “Would they fall, and not rise? Does one turn away and not return?

Ezekiel 7:5

“Thus said the Master יהוה, ‘A calamity, an only calamity, look, it has come!

Amos 5:2

The maiden of Yisra’ĕ

Amos 8:14

those swearing by the guilt of Shomeron, who say, ‘As your mighty one lives, O Dan!’ and, ‘As the way of Be’ĕ

Numbers 32:23

“But if you do not do so, then see, you shall sin against יהוה, and know: your sin is going to find you out.

Acts 12:23

And instantly a messenger of יהוה  smote him, because he did not give the esteem to Elohim. And becoming worm-eaten, he died.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then suddenly destruction comes upon them, as labour pains upon a pregnant woman, and they shall not escape.

1 Samuel 26:10

Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 31:4

And Sha’ul said to his armour-bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and roll themselves on me.” But his armour-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. So Sha’ul took the sword and fell on it.