Verse 16
Proverbs 24:16
Literal Standard Version
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For the righteous fall and rise seven times, || And the wicked stumble in evil.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֤י שֶׁ֨בַע יִפּ֣וֹל צַדִּ֣יק וָ/קָ֑ם וּ֝/רְשָׁעִ֗ים יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ בְ/רָעָֽה
English Translation
For seven times the righteous falls and rises, but the wicked stumble in evil.
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Chapter 24 Context
1
Do not be envious of evil men, || And do not desire to be with them.
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For their heart meditates on destruction, || And their lips speak perverseness.
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A house is built by wisdom, || And it establishes itself by understanding.
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And the inner parts are filled by knowledge, || With all precious and pleasant wealth.
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The wise is mighty in strength, || And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,
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For you make war for yourself by plans, || And deliverance is in a multitude of counselors.
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Wisdom is high for a fool, he does not open his mouth in the gate.
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Whoever is devising to do evil, || They call him a master of wicked thoughts.
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The thought of folly is sin, || And a scorner is an abomination to man.
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You have showed yourself weak in a day of adversity, || Your power is restricted,
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If from delivering those taken to death, || And you take back those slipping to the slaughter.
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When you say, “Behold, we did not know this.” Is the Ponderer of hearts not He who understands? And...
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My son, eat honey that is good, || And the honeycomb is sweet to your palate.
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So is the knowledge of wisdom to your soul, || If you have found that there is a posterity || And yo...
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Do not lay wait, O wicked one, || At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting place...
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For the righteous fall and rise seven times, || And the wicked stumble in evil.
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Do not rejoice in the falling of your enemy, || And do not let your heart be joyful in his stumbling...
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Lest YHWH see, and it be evil in His eyes, || And He has turned His anger from off him.
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Do not fret yourself at evildoers, do not be envious at the wicked,
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For there is not a posterity to the evil, || The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
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Fear YHWH, my son, and the king, || Do not mix yourself up with changers,
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For their calamity rises suddenly, || And the ruin of them both—who knows!
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These are also for the wise: It is not good to discern faces in judgment.
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Whoever is saying to the wicked, “You are righteous,” || Peoples execrate him—nations abhor him.
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And it is pleasant to those reproving, || And a good blessing comes on them.
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He who is returning straightforward words kisses lips.
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Prepare your work in an out-place, || And make it ready in the field—go afterward, || Then you have...
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Do not be a witness against your neighbor for nothing, || Or you have enticed with your lips.
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Do not say, “As he did to me, so I do to him, || I render to each according to his work.”
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I passed by near the field of a slothful man, || And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
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And behold, it has gone up—all of it—thorns! Nettles have covered its face, || And its stone wall ha...
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And I see—I set my heart, || I have seen—I have received instruction,
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A little sleep—a little slumber—A little folding of the hands to lie down.
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And your poverty has come as a traveler, || And your want as an armed man!
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