Proverbs 24:16 KJV
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Matthew Henry
- Proverbs 24:1–34Envy not sinners. And let not a desire ever come into thy mind, Oh that I could shake off restraints! 3-6. Piety and prudence in outward affairs, both go...
Thompson Chains
- Seven TimesLink 8 of 9 · next Daniel 3:19
- Saints' FeetSee the chain from 1 Samuel 2:9 · 3 links
- Fall of the WickedSee the chain from Proverbs 11:5 · 6 links
Parallel Passages
- Psalms 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
- Micah 7:8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Psalms 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
- Micah 7:8–10 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. …
- Job 5:19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
- Psalms 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8–12 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; …
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
- Revelation 18:20–21 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. …
- Psalms 52:5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
- Proverbs 14:32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
- Proverbs 28:14–18 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. …
- 2 Corinthians 1:8–10 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: …
- 2 Corinthians 11:23–27 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. …
- 1 Samuel 26:10 David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
- Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
- Proverbs 13:17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
- Amos 5:2 The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
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Hebrew and Strong’s
- For a just צַדִּיק ṣaddîq צַדִּיק Adjective · masculine singular
- falleth יִפּוֹל yippôl נָפַל Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- seven times כִּי kî Conjunction שֶׁבַע šebaʿ שֶׁבַע Number · feminine singular
- and riseth up again וָקָם wāqām קוּם Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- but the wicked וּרְשָׁעִים ûrĕšāʿîm רָשָׁע Adjective · masculine plural · with and
- shall fall יִכָּשְׁלוּ yikkāšĕlû כָּשַׁל Verb · niphal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- into mischief בְרָעָה bĕrāʿâ רַע Noun · feminine singular · with preposition
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