Proverbs 24:16
for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
In context
13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. 14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off. 15 Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do no violence to his home; 16 for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, 18 lest the Lord see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him. 19 Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked,
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 24:16 in the KJV
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: But the wicked shall fall into mischief.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 24:16 in the NIV
for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.