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Selected Verse: Proverbs 24:16 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 24:16 |
King James |
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| seven times--often, or many (Pro 6:16, Pro 6:31; Pro 9:1). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| 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. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
For a just man - צדיק tsaddik, the righteous, the same person mentioned above.
Falleth seven times - Gets very often into distresses through his resting place being spoiled by the wicked man, the robber, the spoiler of the desert, lying in wait for this purpose, Pro 24:15.
And riseth up again - Though God permit the hand of violence sometimes to spoil his tent, temptations to assail his mind, and afflictions to press down his body, he constantly emerges; and every time he passes through the furnace, he comes out brighter and more refined.
But the wicked shall fall into mischief - And there they shall lie; having no strong arm to uphold them. Yet, |
1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: