Proverbs 24:16
“For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth vp againe: but the wicked shall fall into mischiefe.”
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Proverbs 24:16 Context
14So shall the knowledge of wisedome be vnto thy soule: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off. 15Lay not waite, (O wicked man) against the dwelling of the righteous: spoile not his resting place. 16For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth vp againe: but the wicked shall fall into mischiefe. 17Reioyce not when thine enemie falleth: and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and hee turne away his wrath from him.
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For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
- King James Version
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in {time of} calamity.
- New American Standard Version (1995)