Proverbs 24:16

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“For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.”

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BSBPD

“For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For seven <FI>times<Fi> doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 24:16 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 19:35So again that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
  2. Numbers 32:23But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
  3. 1 Samuel 26:10David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
  4. 1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
  5. Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
  6. Job 5:19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
  7. Psalms 7:16His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
  8. Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
  9. Psalms 37:24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
  10. Psalms 52:5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
  11. Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
  12. Proverbs 13:21Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
  13. Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
  14. Proverbs 28:14Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
  15. Ezekiel 7:5This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster— behold, it is coming!
  16. Amos 5:2“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”
  17. Amos 8:14Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”
  18. Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
  19. Acts 12:23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
  20. 2 Corinthians 1:8We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
  21. 2 Corinthians 4:8We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
  22. 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
  23. 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
  24. Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.

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