Proverbs 24:16

Although ¹  a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down ²  by calamity.

biblegateway Pro 24:16

for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.

biblegateway Pro 24:16

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.

biblegateway Pro 24:16

They may trip seven times, but each time they will rise again. But one calamity is enough to lay the wicked low.

biblegateway Pro 24:16

No matter how many times you trip them up, God-loyal people don't stay down long; Soon they're up on their feet, while the wicked end up flat on their faces.

SABDAweb Pro 24:16

For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

bibleoremus Pro 24:16

for though they fall seven times, they will rise again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

biblegateway Pro 24:16

For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.

biblegateway Pro 24:16

Although ¹  a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down ²  by calamity.

¹ tn The clause beginning with כִּי (ki) could be interpreted as causal or conditional; but in view of the significance of the next clause it seems better to take it as a concessive clause (“although”). Its verb then receives a modal nuance of possibility. The apodosis is then “and he rises up,” which could be a participle or a perfect tense; although he may fall, he gets up (or, will get up).

¹ sn The righteous may suffer adversity or misfortune any number of times – seven times here – but they will “rise” for virtue triumphs over evil in the end (R. N. Whybray, Proverbs [CBC], 140).

² tn The verb could be translated with an English present tense (“are brought down,” so NIV) to express what happens to the wicked in this life; but since the saying warns against being like the wicked, their destruction is more likely directed to the future.