Proverbs 24:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

Cross References

Genesis 19:35

And that night again they made their father take much wine; and the younger daughter went into his bed; and he had no knowledge of when she went in or when she went away.

Esther 7:10

So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath became less.

Job 5:19

He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.

Psalm 34:19

Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

Psalm 34:21

Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

Psalm 37:24

Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.

Psalm 52:5

But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. Selah.

Psalm 7:16

His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.

Psalm 79:12

And give punishment seven times over into the breast of our neighbours for the bitter words which they have said against you, O Lord.

Proverbs 13:17

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

Proverbs 13:21

Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

Proverbs 14:32

The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

Proverbs 24:22

For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?

Proverbs 6:15

For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

Jeremiah 18:17

I will send them in flight, as from an east wind, before the attacker; I will let them see my back and not my face on the day of their downfall.

Jeremiah 8:4

Further, you are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Will those who are falling not be lifted up again? will he who has gone away not come back?

Ezekiel 7:5

This is what the Lord has said: An evil, even one evil; see, it is coming.

Amos 5:2

The virgin of Israel has been made low, never again to be lifted up: she is stretched out by herself on her land; there is no one to put her on her feet again.

Amos 8:14

Those who make their oaths by the sin of Samaria and say, By the life of your God, O Dan; and, By the living way of Beer-sheba; even they will go down, never again to be lifted up.

Numbers 32:23

But if you do not do this, then you are sinners against the Lord; and you may be certain that your sin will have its reward.

Acts 12:23

And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.

1 Samuel 26:10

And David said, By the living Lord, the Lord will send destruction on him; the natural day of his death will come, or he will go into the fight and come to his end.

1 Samuel 31:4

Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take out your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, and falling on it, put an end to himself.