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


In Context

13 My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

14 so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.

15 Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting place:

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

17 Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

18 lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:16for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.

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 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.