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14 aSo shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a1 prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off. 
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not plunder his resting place;
16 aFor a righteous man may fall seven times
And rise again,
bBut the wicked shall fall by calamity. 
17 aDo not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; 
18 Lest the Lord see it, and1 it displease Him,
And He turn away His wrath from him. 
19 aDo not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the wicked; 
20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Proverbs 24:16

For a just man - tsaddik , the righteous, the same person mentioned above.

Falleth seven times - Gets very often into distresses through his resting place being spoiled by the wicked man, the robber, the spoiler of the desert, lying in wait for this purpose, Proverbs 24:15.

And riseth up again - Though God permit the hand of violence sometimes to spoil his tent, temptations to assail his mind, and afflictions to press down his body, he constantly emerges; and every time he passes through the furnace, he comes out brighter and more refined.

But the wicked shall fall into mischief - And there they shall lie; having no strong arm to uphold them. Yet,




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Proverbs 24:16:

Psalms 119:164

 

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