King James Version (KJV) Authorized Version 1611

Proverbs 24:16 KJV

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

Proverbs Chapter 24, Verse 16

Proverbs 24:16 in Context (Verses 13–19 KJV)

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:^*

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

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

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.^*

Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;^*