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Proverbs 24:15–16

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15Wicked man, don’t set an ambush,

at the camp of the righteous man; g

don’t destroy his dwelling.

16Though a righteous man falls seven times,

he will get up, h

but the wicked will stumble into ruin. i

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Cross references

  1. g24:15 Pr 10:9–10
  2. h24:16 Jb 5:19; Ps 37:24
  3. i24:16 Pr 14:32; 29:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;

do no violence to his home;

for the righteous falls seven times and rises again,

but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,

do not plunder their dwelling place;

for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,

but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Don’t set an ambush, you wicked one,

at the camp of the righteous man;

don’t destroy his dwelling.

Though a righteous person falls seven times,

he will get up,

but the wicked will stumble into ruin.

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,

and don’t raid the house where the godly live.

The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.

But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous;

do not do violence to his dwelling place.

For seven times the righteous will fall, but he will rise,

but the wicked will be overthrown by calamity.

KJV 1900King James Version

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;

Spoil not his resting place:

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:

But the wicked shall fall into mischief.