Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For the just one shall fall seven times, and rise: and the unjust shall be weak in evil
New American Standard Bible
But the
King James Version
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Holman Bible
he will get up,
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.
International Standard Version
for though a righteous man falls seven times, he will rise again, but the wicked stumble into calamity.
A Conservative Version
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
American Standard Version
For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Amplified
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the wicked stumble in time of disaster and collapse.
Bible in Basic English
For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.
Darby Translation
For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.
King James 2000
For a just man falls seven times, and rises up again: but the wicked shall fall by calamity.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For seven [times] the righteous will fall, but he will rise, but the wicked will be overthrown by calamity.
Modern King James verseion
for a just one falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked shall fall into evil.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the ungodly fall into wickedness.
NET Bible
Although a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down by calamity.
New Heart English Bible
for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
The Emphasized Bible
For, seven times, may the righteous fall and yet arise, but, lawless men, shall stumble into calamity.
Webster
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
World English Bible
for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Youngs Literal Translation
For seven times doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.
Themes
Mischief » Who falls into mischief
Resurrection » Who falls, but rises up again
Seven » Seven times, indicating completion » The just man riseth after falling
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
15 Thou shalt not lay wait, O wicked one, against the dwelling of the just one; thou shalt not destroy his resting place: 16 For the just one shall fall seven times, and rise: and the unjust shall be weak in evil 17 In the falling of thine enemies thou shalt not rejoice, and in his stumbling thy heart shall not exult:
Cross References
Job 5:19
In six straits he will deliver thee, and in seven, evil shall not touch upon thee.
Psalm 37:24
If he shall fall he shall not be prostrated, for Jehovah will uphold his hand.
Psalm 34:19
Many the evils of the just one, and Jehovah will deliver him from all of them.
1 Samuel 26:10
And David will say, Jehovah lives, for shall not Jehovah strike him? or his day shall come and he died; or he shall go down in the war and perish.
1 Samuel 31:4
And Saul will say to him lifting up his arms, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised shall come and thrust me through and mock upon me. And he lifting up his arms would not, for he will fear greatly; and Saul will take the sword and will fall upon it
Esther 7:10
And they will hang Haman upon the tree that he preps for Mordecai. And the wrath of the king subsided.
Psalm 7:16
His trouble shall turn back upon his head, and his violence shall come down upon his crown.
Psalm 52:5
Also God will break thee down forever; he will take thee and sweep thee away from the tent, and root thee up from the land of the living. Silence.
Proverbs 13:17
The unjust messenger shall fall into evil: and a messenger of faithfulness is healing.
Proverbs 14:32
The unjust one shall be driven away in his evil: and the just one trusted in his death.
Proverbs 28:14-18
Happy the man fearing always: and he hardening his heart shall fall into evil
Amos 5:2
The virgin of Israel fell; she shall not add to rise: she was cast out upon her land; none raising her up.
Amos 8:14
They swearing by the trespass of Shomeron, and they said, Thy God lives, O Dan, and the way of the well of the oath lives, and they fell, and they shall rise no more.
Micah 7:8-10
Thou shalt not rejoice against me, O mine enemy: if I fell I arose: if I shall sit in darkness, Jehovah a light to me.
Acts 12:23
And immediately the messenger of the Lord struck him, because he gave not the glory to God: and eaten by worms, he expired.
2 Corinthians 1:8-10
For we wish you not to be ignorant, brethren, of our pressure having been to us in Asia, that we were exceedingly loaded, above strength, so that we were in utter perplexity even to live:
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
Being pressed in every thing, but not straightened; being at a loss, but not utterly perplexed;
2 Corinthians 11:23-27
Are they Christ's servants? (I speak being light-headed) I above; in toils more abundant, in blows more excessively, in watchings more abundantly, in deaths often.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they say, Peace and security; then sudden ruin is upon them, as anguish in her with child; and they may not escape.
Revelation 18:20-21
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and the holy sent, and the prophets; for God judged your judgment of her.