16for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.


In Context

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.

14 Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against a righteous man's house, do not raid his dwelling place;

16 for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.

17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice,

18 or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from him.

Proverbs 24:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:16For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:16For a just man shall fall seven times and shall rise again: but the wicked shall fall down into evil.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:16For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:16For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:16For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:16for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:16For seven times doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:16For a just man falls seven times, and rises up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.