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Proverbs 24:16

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
שֶׁ֨בַע׀She.va'seven [times]H7651 →
יִפּ֣וֹלyi.Polhe will fallH5307 →
צַדִּ֣יקtza.Dika righteous [person]H6662 →
וָקָ֑םva.Kamand he will riseH6965 →
וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'Imand wicked [people]H7563 →
יִכָּשְׁל֥וּyi.ka.she.Luthey will stumbleH3782 →
בְרָעָֽה׃ve.ra.'Ahin troubleH7451 →

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Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.Psalms 37:24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.Micah 7:8–10Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.Job 5:19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.2 Corinthians 4:8–12We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;2 Corinthians 11:23–27Are 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.Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.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.Revelation 18:20–21Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.Jeremiah 8:4So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says: “Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not return?Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.2 Corinthians 1:8–10We 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.John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.2 Corinthians 4:9persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.Amos 5:2“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”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.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. SelahProverbs 28:14–18Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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