Proverbs 24:16
For though the righteous fall seven times, yet shall he rise up again; But the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Noyes Bible
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
15Plot not, O wicked man! against the habitation of the righteous; Spoil not his resting-place!
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
Cross References
Job 5:19In six troubles will he deliver thee; Yea, in seven shall no evil touch thee.
Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But the LORD delivereth him from them all.
Psalms 52:5Thee also shall God utterly destroy! o He shall seize thee, and tear thee from thy dwelling-place, And uproot thee from the land of the living. [[Pause.]]
Proverbs 13:21Calamity pursueth the wicked; But the righteous is rewarded with good.
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 →