Although ¹  a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down ²  by calamity.

biblegateway Pro 24:16

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

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

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

biblegateway Pro 24:16

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

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

bibleoremus Pro 24:16

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

Though he may fall seven times, he is soon up again, but the rogue is brought headlong by misfortune.

biblegateway Pro 24:16

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

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

biblegateway Pro 24:16

Although ¹  a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down ²  by calamity.

¹ tn The clause beginning with כִּי (ki) could be interpreted as causal or conditional; but in view of the significance of the next clause it seems better to take it as a concessive clause (“although”). Its verb then receives a modal nuance of possibility. The apodosis is then “and he rises up,” which could be a participle or a perfect tense; although he may fall, he gets up (or, will get up).

¹ sn The righteous may suffer adversity or misfortune any number of times – seven times here – but they will “rise” for virtue triumphs over evil in the end (R. N. Whybray, Proverbs [CBC], 140).

² tn The verb could be translated with an English present tense (“are brought down,” so NIV) to express what happens to the wicked in this life; but since the saying warns against being like the wicked, their destruction is more likely directed to the future.