15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
16For 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 notאַל־H408Adverblie in waitתֶּאֱרֹ֣בH693Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularO wicked [man]רָ֭שָׁעH7563Adjective - masculine singularnear the dwellingלִנְוֵ֣הH5116Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof the righteousצַדִּ֑יקH6662Adjective - masculine singulardo notאַֽל־H408Adverbdestroyתְּשַׁדֵּ֥דH7703Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularhis resting placeרִבְצוֹ׃H7258Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 16
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For thoughכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctiona righteous [man]צַדִּ֣יקH6662Adjective - masculine singularmay fallיִפּ֣וֹלH5307Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularseven timesשֶׁ֨בַע׀H7651Number - feminine singularhe still gets upוָקָ֑םH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularbut the wickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםH7563Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine pluralstumbleיִכָּשְׁל֥וּH3782Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralin bad [times]בְרָעָֽה׃H7451Preposition-b | Adjective - feminine singular