“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.”
King James Version (KJV)
24:16 Falleth - Into calamities, of which he evidently speaks both in the foregoing verse, and in the following branch of this verse. Fall - Frequently into irrecoverable destruction.
For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth vp againe: but the wicked shall fall into mischiefe.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in {time of} calamity.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.
- Basic English Bible
For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.
- Darby Bible
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
- Webster's Bible
for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
- World English Bible
For seven [times] doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, but the wicked stumble under adversity.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible