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Proverbs 24:16

For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
Proverbs 24:16
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּ֤י שֶׁ֨בַע׀ יִפּ֣וֹל צַדִּ֣יק וָקָ֑ם וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ בְרָעָֽה׃

  1. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. שֶׁ֨בַע׀She.va'“seven [times]”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  3. יִפּ֣וֹלyi.Pol“he will fall”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  4. צַדִּ֣יקtza.Dik“a righteous [person]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  5. וָקָ֑םva.Kam“and he will rise”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  6. וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'Im“and wicked [people]”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  7. יִכָּשְׁל֥וּyi.ka.she.Lu“they will stumble”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כָּשַׁל · “to stumble” · Strong's H3782
  8. בְרָעָֽה׃ve.ra.'Ah“in trouble”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)