Proverbs 24:22
For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 31:1Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel: and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa.
2 Samuel 18:8And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.
2 Chronicles 13:16And the children of Israel went in flight before Judah, and God gave them up into their hands.
Proverbs 6:15For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.
Proverbs 20:2The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.
Hosea 5:11Ephraim is troubled; he is crushed by his judges, because he took pleasure in walking after deceit.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:22-23
Counsel to Magistrates. 21 My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? Note, 1. Religion and loyalty must go together. As men, it is our duty to honour our Creator, to worship and reverence him, and to be always in his fear; as members of a community, incorporated for mutual benefit, it is our duty to be faithful and dutiful to the government God has set over us, Rom. xiii. 1, 2 . Those… Read the whole commentary →