King James Version
Proverbs 24:16 in the King James Version says “For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.”
Proverbs 24:16 · KJV
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. it displeaseth: Heb. it be evil in his eyes
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“seven times”
H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
“man falleth”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
“and riseth up again”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
“shall fall”
H3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
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