Proverbs 24:16 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

For seven [times] doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.

English ASV

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

English Amplified

For a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity. [Job 5:19; Ps. 34:19; 37:24; Mic. 7:8.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity. [Job 5:19; Ps. 34:19; 37:24; Mic. 7:8.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Though a righteous person falls seven times, he will get up, but the wicked will stumble into ruin.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.

English EASY 2024

If an honest person falls down seven times, he will still stand up again. But when trouble comes to a wicked person, that is the end of him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Good people might fall again and again, but they always get up. It is the wicked who are defeated by their troubles. — 28 —

for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

No matter how often honest people fall, they always get up again; but disaster destroys the wicked.

English God's Word - GW 1995

A righteous person may fall seven times, but he gets up again. However, in a disaster wicked people fall.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Though a righteous man falls seven times, he will get up, but the wicked will stumble into ruin.

English KJV 1611

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

English LSB

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked will stumble in calamity.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

for a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown in evil.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For the just man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble to ruin.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Although a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down by calamity.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Even if godly people fall down seven times, they always get up. But those who are evil are brought down by trouble.

English NIV

for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.

English NKJ 1982

For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.

English NLT

They may trip seven times, but each time they will rise again. But one calamity is enough to lay the wicked low.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

for though they fall seven times, they will rise again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For the lovers of God may suffer adversity and stumble seven times, but they will continue to rise over and over again. But the unrighteous are brought down by just one calamity and will never be able to rise again.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Don't you know that this good man, though you trip him up seven times, will each time rise again? But one calamity is enough to lay you low.

English Tyndale 1537

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, but the ungodly fall into wickedness.

Proverbs 24:16 — Compare Translations