Proverbs · Proverbs 24
for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
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The verses immediately either side, within Proverbs 24.
Before
15Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
Proverbs 24:16
for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
After
17Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,