Proverbs 24:16

For a iust man falleth seuen tymes, and ryseth vp agayne: but the vngodly fall into mischiefe.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15Laye no priuie wayte (O wicked man) against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.

17Reioyce not thou at the fall of thyne enemie, and let not thyne heart be glad when he stumbleth:

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:21Mischiefe foloweth vpon sinners: but the righteous shal haue a good reward.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:16-17

Cautions against Envy. 15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: 16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. This is spoken, not so much by way of counsel to wicked men (they will not receive instruction, ch. xxiii. 9 ), but rather in defiance of them, for the encouragement of good people that are threatened by them. See here, 1. The designs of the wicked against the righteous, and the success they… Read the whole commentary →

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