Proverbs 24:16

God's Word

A righteous person may fall seven times, but he gets up again. However, in a disaster wicked people fall.

Cross References

Genesis 19:35

That night they gave their father wine to drink again. Then the younger one went to bed with him. He didn’t know when she came to bed or when she got up.

Esther 7:10

So servants hung Haman’s ⌞dead body⌟ on the very pole he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king got over his raging anger.

Job 5:19

He will keep you safe from six troubles, and when the seventh one comes, no harm will touch you:

Psalm 34:19

The righteous person has many troubles, but the Lord rescues him from all of them.

Psalm 34:21

Evil will kill wicked people, and those who hate righteous people will be condemned.

Psalm 37:24

When he falls, he will not be thrown down headfirst because the Lord holds on to his hand.

Psalm 52:5

But God will ruin you forever. He will grab you and drag you out of your tent. He will pull your roots out of this world of the living. Selah

Psalm 7:16

His mischief lands back on his own head. His violence comes down on top of him.

Psalm 79:12

Pay each one of our neighbors back with seven times the number of insults they used to insult you, O Lord.

Proverbs 13:17

An undependable messenger gets into trouble, but a dependable envoy brings healing.

Proverbs 13:21

Disaster hunts down sinners, but righteous people are rewarded with good.

Proverbs 14:32

A wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing, but even in his death a righteous person has a refuge.

Proverbs 24:22

because disaster will come to them suddenly. Who knows what misery both may bring?

Proverbs 6:15

That is why disaster will come on him suddenly. In a moment he will be crushed beyond recovery.

Jeremiah 18:17

Like the east wind I will scatter them in front of the enemy. On the day of their disaster, I will show them my back, not my face.”

Jeremiah 8:4

“Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: When someone falls, he gets back up. When someone turns away from me, he returns.

Ezekiel 7:5

“This is what the Almighty Lord says: One disaster after another is coming.

Amos 5:2

The people of Israel have fallen, never to rise again. They lie abandoned in their own land. There is no one to help them.

Amos 8:14

⌞How horrible it will be for⌟ those who swear by Ashimah, the idol of Samaria, and say, “I solemnly swear, Dan, as your god lives….” “I solemnly swear as long as there is a road to Beersheba….” Those who say this will fall and never get up again.

Numbers 32:23

“If you don’t do all these things, you will be sinning against the Lord. You can be sure that you will be punished for your sin.

Acts 12:23

Immediately, an angel from the Lord killed Herod for not giving glory to God. Herod was eaten by maggots, and he died.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When people say, “Everything is safe and sound!” destruction will suddenly strike them. It will be as sudden as labor pains come to a pregnant woman. They won’t be able to escape.

1 Samuel 26:10

I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives,” David added, “the Lord will strike him. Either his time will come when he’ll die ⌞naturally⌟, or he’ll go into battle and be swept away.

1 Samuel 31:4

Saul told his armorbearer, “Draw your sword! Stab me, or these godless men will come, stab me, and make fun of me.” But his armorbearer refused because he was terrified. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.