Proverbs 24:16
for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
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Cross references
- Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
- Psalm 37:24 Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
- Micah 7:8–10 Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be a light to me. I will bear the indignation of Yahweh, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light. I will see his righteousness. Then my enemy will see it, and shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is Yahweh your God?” My eyes will see her. Now she will be trodden down like the mire of the streets.