Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 24:16 Interlinear

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1כִּ֤יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2שֶׁ֨בַע׀H7651seven timesseven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
3יִפּ֣וֹלH5307man fallethto fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
4צַדִּ֣יקH6662For a justjust
5וָקָ֑םH6965and riseth up againto rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
6וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםH7563but the wickedmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
7יִכָּשְׁל֥וּH3782shall fallto totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
8בְרָעָֽה׃H7451into mischiefbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Verse Context

Proverbs 24:15 Lay not wait O wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous ...
Proverbs 24:16 (current) seven times man falleth For a just and riseth up again but the wicked shall fall into mischief
Proverbs 24:17falleth not when thine enemy Rejoice when he stumbleth ...

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