Proverbs 24:16
For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Revised Version 1895
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
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he is overthrown:
Cross References
Numbers 32:23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
1 Samuel 31:4Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.
Job 5:19He shall deliver thee in six troubles; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah
Proverbs 13:21Evil pursueth sinners: but the righteous shall be recompensed 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 →