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For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
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Falling into Trouble, Not Sin
Scholars overwhelmingly agree that 'a righteous man falleth' refers to falling into calamity or affliction, not necessarily into sin. As Albert Barnes and Charles Ellicott note, the verse is a promise of God's providential care. It assures believers that even after repeated troubles (symbolized by 'seven times'), God will lift them back up.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The teaching of the proverb warns people not to attack or plot against the righteous. They will lose their labor: Though the just man falls (no…
19th Century
Anglican
For a just man falleth seven times and riseth up again. —That is, falls into trouble (not sin, as is often suppo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up [again] , &c.] This is to be understood of a truly just man; not of one th…
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