22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?


In Context

19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of the wicked:

20 for there shall be no future to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

21 My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.

22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

23 These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

Proverbs 24:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:22for those two will send sudden destruction upon them, and who knows what calamities they can bring? Further Sayings of the Wise

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:22For their destruction shall rise suddenly: and who knoweth the ruin of both?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the destruction of them both?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both—who knows?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both — who knoweth!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knows the ruin of them both?