Proverbs 24:16 · KJV
“For a just {man} falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.”
— Proverbs 24:16
Lay not wait, O wicked {man}, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Proverbs 24 — Context
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.
15Lay not wait, O wicked {man}, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16For a just {man} falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18Lest 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}
Cross References
Psalms 37:24
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth {him with} his hand.
Psalms 34:19
Many {are} the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Micah 7:8-10
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD {shall be} a light unto me.
Job 5:19
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
2 Corinthians 4:8-12
{We are} troubled on every side, yet not distressed; {we are} perplexed, but not in despair; {in despair: or, altogether without help, or, means}
2 Corinthians 11:23-27
Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I {am} more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
Proverbs 14:32
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.