Proverbs 24:16
For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth againe: but the wicked fall into mischiefe.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 waite, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.
17Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth,
Cross References
Numbers 32:23But if ye will not doe so, beholde, ye haue sinned against the Lord, and be sure, that your sinne will finde you out.
1 Samuel 31:4Then saide Saul vnto his armour bearer, Drawe out thy sworde, and thrust mee through therewith, lest the vncircumcised come and thrust me through and mocke me: but his armour bearer would not, for hee was sore afraid. Therefore Saul tooke a sworde and fell vpon it.
Job 5:19He shall deliuer thee in sixe troubles, and in the seuenth the euill shall not touch thee.
Psalms 34:19Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the Lord deliuereth him out of them all.
Psalms 52:5So shall God destroy thee for euer: he shall take thee and plucke thee out of thy tabernacle, and roote thee out of ye land of the liuing. Selah.
Proverbs 13:21Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense 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 →