15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 24:15-16
Wisdom Builds the House: Justice, Courage, Diligence, Enemies, and the Future of the Righteous
The chapter moves from warnings against envying the wicked, to wisdom as constructive strength, to courageous rescue, to future hope, to restraint toward enemies, to public justice and honest speech, and finally to ordered labor and the severe warning of the sluggard's ruined field.
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Verse 15
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Do not אַל־ H408 Adverb lie in wait תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב H693 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular O wicked [man] רָ֭שָׁע H7563 Adjective - masculine singular near the dwelling לִנְוֵ֣ה H5116 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of the righteous צַדִּ֑יק H6662 Adjective - masculine singular do not אַֽל־ H408 Adverb destroy תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד H7703 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular his resting place רִבְצוֹ׃ H7258 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 16
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For though כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction a righteous [man] צַדִּ֣יק H6662 Adjective - masculine singular may fall יִפּ֣וֹל H5307 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular seven times שֶׁ֨בַע׀ H7651 Number - feminine singular he still gets up וָקָ֑ם H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular but the wicked וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים H7563 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural stumble יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ H3782 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural in bad [times] בְרָעָֽה׃ H7451 Preposition-b | Adjective - feminine singular