Proverbs 24:16
For, seven times, may the righteous fall and yet arise, but, lawless men, shall stumble into calamity.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
17When thine enemy falleth, do not thou rejoice, and, when he stumbleth, let not thy heart exult:
Cross References
Numbers 32:23But, if ye shall not do this, lo! ye will have sinned against Yahweh,—and take note of your sin, that it will find you out.
1 Samuel 31:4Then said Saul to his armour-bearer—Draw thy sword and pierce me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come, and pierce me through, and abuse me. But his armour-bearer was not willing, for he was sore afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell thereon.
Job 5:19In six troubles, he will rescue thee, and, in seven, there shall smite thee no misfortune:
Psalms 34:19Many are the misfortunes of the righteous, But, out of them all, doth Yahweh rescue him.
Psalms 52:5GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. [Selah.]
Proverbs 13:21Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.
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 →