Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For suddenly shall their calamity rise, and who shall make known the misfortune of them two?
New American Standard Bible
And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?
King James Version
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
Holman Bible
who knows what distress these two can bring?
International Standard Version
They will be destroyed suddenly, and who knows what kind of punishment will come from these two?
A Conservative Version
For their calamity shall rise suddenly, and the destruction from them both, who knows it?
American Standard Version
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?
Amplified
For their tragedy will rise suddenly,
And who knows the punishment that both [the Lord and the king] will bring on the rebellious?
Bible in Basic English
For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?
Darby Translation
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
King James 2000
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knows the ruin of them both?
Lexham Expanded Bible
For suddenly their disaster will come, and the ruin of {both of them}, who knows?
Modern King James verseion
for their trouble shall rise suddenly, and who knows the ruin of them both?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For their destruction shall come suddenly, and who knoweth the fall of them both?
NET Bible
for suddenly their destruction will overtake them, and who knows the ruinous judgment both the Lord and the king can bring?
New Heart English Bible
for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both?who knows?
The Emphasized Bible
For, suddenly, shall arise their calamity; and, the misfortune of their years, who knoweth?
Webster
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
World English Bible
for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both -- who knows?
Youngs Literal Translation
For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both -- who knoweth!
Themes
Adversity » Sometimes the result of sin and folly
Interlinear
Quwm
Yada`
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
21 My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king: thou shalt not intermingle with those changing: 22 For suddenly shall their calamity rise, and who shall make known the misfortune of them two? 23 Also these to the wise. To look upon the face in judgment is not good.
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 16:31-35
And it shall be as he finished to speak all these words, the earth shall cleave asunder which is under them:
1 Samuel 31:1-7
And the rovers warred against Israel: and the men of Israel will flee from the face of the rovers, and they will fall wounded in mount Gilboa.
2 Samuel 18:7-8
And there the people of Israel will be struck before David's servants, and a great slaughter will be in that day of twenty thousand.
2 Chronicles 13:16-17
And the sons of Israel will flee from the face of Judah: and God will give them into their hand.
Psalm 90:11
Who shall know the strength of thine anger? and according to thy fear, thy wrath.
Proverbs 16:14
The king's wrath, messengers of death: and a wise man shall expiate it
Proverbs 20:2
The terror of the king growling as the young lion: he overflowing against him sinned against his soul.
Hosea 5:11
Ephraim was oppressed, he was broken in judgment because he was willing to go after the command.
Hosea 13:10-11
Now will I be thy king, and he shall save thee in all thy cities, and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Thou shalt give to me a king and princes.