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Proverbs 24:16

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14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

15 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.

17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

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BSB
For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
KJV
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
WEB
for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
ASV
For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
DARBY
For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.
BLB
for seven times the righteous may fall and rise up, and the wicked shall stumble into evil.
ÅB
For syv ganger faller den rettferdige og står opp igjen, men de ugudelige kastes over ende når ulykken kommer.
OTB
for selv om den rettferdige faller sju ganger, reiser de seg igjen, men de onde snubler når ulykken rammer.
B1930
For syv ganger faller den rettferdige og står op igjen, men de ugudelige kastes over ende når ulykken kommer.

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