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Who knows what punishment will come from the LORD and the king?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for disaster will arise suddenly from them, and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For their calamity will rise suddenly, And who knows the ruin those two can bring?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For their disaster will rise suddenly, And who knows the ruin <i>that can come</i> from both of them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For their calamity will rise suddenly, And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For their calamity will rise suddenly, And who knows the ruin <i>that comes</i> from both of them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For suddenly their disaster will rise, And who knows the upheaval <i>that comes</i> from both of them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For their tragedy will rise suddenly, And who knows the punishment that both [the LORD and the king] will bring on the rebellious?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for destruction will come suddenly from them; who knows what distress these two can bring?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for destruction from them will come suddenly; who knows what distress these two can bring? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Who knows what sudden disaster the LORD or a ruler might bring? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the destruction of them both?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because disaster will come to them suddenly. Who knows what misery both may bring?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />such people could be ruined in a moment. Do you realize the disaster that God or the king can cause? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They will be destroyed suddenly, and who knows what kind of punishment will come from these two?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for suddenly their destruction will overtake them, and who knows the ruinous judgment both the LORD and the king can bring? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both--who knows?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For their calamity rises suddenly, "" And the ruin of them both—who knows!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both -- who knoweth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For suddenly shall their calamity rise, and who shall make known the misfortune of them two?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For their destruction shall rise suddenly: and who knoweth the ruin of both? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For their perdition shall up rise suddenly. And who knows what ruin will be for each of them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For disaster will issue suddenly, and calamity from them both, who knows when? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for disaster comes from them suddenly, and who knows the ruin that both can bring?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For their calamity shall come suddenly; and who knows the end of their years?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Their shipwreck comes suddenly, and who knows the end of their years?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And who knoweth the ruin from them both?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance <i>inflicted</i> by both? <i><i>A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; for <i>such an one</i> has fully received it. Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. The king's tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whosoever shall be given up to <i>it</i> shall be destroyed: for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords, and devours men's bones, and burns them up as a flame, so that they are not <i>even</i> fit to be eaten by the young eagles. <i>My</i> son, reverence my words, and receive them, and repent.</i></i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/24-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=4976" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/24.htm">Do not Envy</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">they will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/6597.htm" title="6597: p̄iṯ·’ōm (Adv) -- Suddenness, suddenly. Or pith.om; from petha'; instantly.">sudden</a> <a href="/hebrew/343.htm" title="343: ’ê·ḏām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Distress, calamity. From the same as 'uwd; oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin.">destruction.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yō·w·ḏê·a‘ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">knows</a> <a href="/hebrew/6365.htm" title="6365: ū·p̄îḏ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Ruin, disaster. From an unused root probably meaning to pierce; misfortune.">what ruin</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: nê·hem (Number-mdc:: 3mp) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">they can bring?</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Romans 13:1-2</a></span><br />Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. / Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a></span><br />He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-13.htm">1 Peter 2:13-14</a></span><br />Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, / or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:20</a></span><br />Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-1.htm">1 Timothy 2:1-2</a></span><br />First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— / for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-10.htm">Psalm 2:10-12</a></span><br />Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth. / Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. / Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-29.htm">Acts 5:29</a></span><br />But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1-3</a></span><br />Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, / to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder. / What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-21.htm">Matthew 22:21</a></span><br />“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Jeremiah 21:12</a></span><br />O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-25.htm">1 Samuel 12:25</a></span><br />But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-1.htm">Titus 3:1</a></span><br />Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11</a></span><br />So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-24.htm">1 Kings 12:24</a></span><br />that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-25.htm">Luke 20:25</a></span><br />So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knows the ruin of them both?</p><p class="hdg">their</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">Numbers 16:31-35</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that <i>was</i> under them: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm">1 Samuel 31:1-7</a></b></br> Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/18-7.htm">2 Samuel 18:7,8</a></b></br> Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand <i>men</i>… </p><p class="hdg">who</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-14.htm">Proverbs 16:14</a></b></br> The wrath of a king <i>is as</i> messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-2.htm">Proverbs 20:2</a></b></br> The fear of a king <i>is</i> as the roaring of a lion: <i>whoso</i> provoketh him to anger sinneth <i>against</i> his own soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-11.htm">Psalm 90:11</a></b></br> Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, <i>so is</i> thy wrath.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/17-5.htm">Calamities</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-17.htm">Downfall</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-21.htm">High</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-21.htm">Positions</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-15.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-15.htm">Sudden</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-5.htm">Suddenly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Calamities</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-10.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-20.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-10.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-16.htm">Downfall</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-3.htm">High</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-6.htm">Positions</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-12.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-28.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-18.htm">Sudden</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-18.htm">Suddenly</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/24-1.htm">Precepts and Warnings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For they will bring sudden destruction.</b><br>This phrase warns of the consequences that come from associating with those who rebel against authority or engage in wickedness. The suddenness of the destruction implies an unexpected and swift judgment, reminiscent of the sudden downfall of the wicked in other parts of Scripture, such as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a>). The idea of sudden destruction is also echoed in the New Testament, where Paul warns of the suddenness of the Day of the Lord (<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a>). This serves as a reminder of the unpredictability of divine judgment and the importance of living righteously.<p><b>Who knows what ruin they can bring?</b><br>This rhetorical question emphasizes the uncertainty and potential severity of the consequences of aligning with those who oppose God's ways. The unpredictability of the ruin suggests that it could be more extensive and devastating than anticipated. This echoes the wisdom literature's theme of the limits of human understanding and the need for reliance on God's wisdom (<a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>). The phrase also serves as a caution against complacency, urging believers to remain vigilant and discerning in their associations and actions. The ruin brought by the wicked can be both physical and spiritual, affecting not only individuals but entire communities, as seen in the historical accounts of Israel's disobedience leading to exile (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6-23</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>- Traditionally attributed as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. His writings often provide practical guidance for living a life that honors God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wise_and_the_foolish.htm">The Wise and the Foolish</a></b><br>- Throughout Proverbs, Solomon contrasts the wise, who fear the Lord and follow His commandments, with the foolish, who reject wisdom and face destruction.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rulers_and_authorities.htm">Rulers and Authorities</a></b><br>- The context of this verse involves the potential for rulers or authorities to bring about sudden destruction, emphasizing the need for discernment and respect for authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_authority.htm">Respect for Authority</a></b><br>Christians are called to respect and submit to authorities, recognizing that God has established them for order and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebelling against authority can lead to sudden and unforeseen destruction. Believers should exercise wisdom and discernment in their interactions with those in power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_unpredictability_of_judgment.htm">The Unpredictability of Judgment</a></b><br>The verse warns of the unpredictability of judgment and destruction. It serves as a reminder to live righteously and be prepared for the consequences of our actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>True wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord. By aligning our lives with His will, we can avoid the pitfalls of foolishness and destruction.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_fear_god_and_king_despite_corrupt_kings.htm">Proverbs 24:21–22: Why is fearing both God and the king endorsed, given numerous biblical accounts of corrupt or idolatrous kings? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_malachi_4_3's_fulfillment.htm">Has there been any historical or archaeological evidence to support the fulfillment of Malachi 4:3, where the righteous literally tread on the ashes of the wicked?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_wicked_people_prosper_despite_psalm_37_9.htm">How can Psalm 37:9 ('evildoers shall be cut off') be taken seriously when many wicked individuals throughout history have lived long and prosperous lives?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_non-righteous_nations_rise_fall.htm">Proverbs 14:34: How do we explain the rise and fall of nations that show little adherence to righteous or biblical principles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">The ruin of them both</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, the rebels against God and the king.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For their calamity shall rise suddenly.</span> Though these dissidents seem to succeed for a time, yet retribution shall fall suddenly upon them. <span class="cmt_word">And who knoweth the ruin of them both?</span> This seems to mean the two classes, those who dishonour God and those who dishonour the king; but no such distinction is made in the previous verse; the rebels are classed under one category. Wordsworth renders, "the stroke of vengeance from them both," <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. from God and the king. Otherwise, we must give another signification to <span class="hebrew">שׁניהם</span>, and, with the Syriac and many modern commentators, take it in the sense of "years," which <span class="hebrew">שְׁנֵיהֶם</span> will bear, as <a href="/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11</a>, and translate, "The destruction [equivalent to 'end'] of their years, who knoweth?" No one can tell when the crisis of their fate shall come; but it will arrive some day, and then the time of their prosperity will be at an end. Septuagint, "For they (God and the king) will suddenly punish the ungodly; and who shall know the vengeance of both (<span class="greek">τὰς τιμωρίας</span> <span class="greek">ἀμφοτέρων</span>)?" After this the LXX. inserts three proverbs not found now in the Hebrew, which, however, Ewald ('Jahrb. der Bibl. Wissensch.,' 11:17, etc.) considers to have been translated from a Hebrew original: "A son that keepeth the commandment shall be safe from destruction (<a href="/proverbs/29-27.htm">Proverbs 29:27</a>, Vulgate), and he hath fully received it (the word). Let no lie be spoken by the tongue of the king; and no he shall proceed from his tongue. The king's tongue is a sword, and not of flesh; and whosoever shall be delivered unto it shall be destroyed; for if his anger be inflamed, he consumes men with their nerves, and devours men's bones, and burns them up as a flame, so that they are not food for the young eagles." The allusion at the end is to animals killed by lightning. Here follows the series of proverbs (<a href="/proverbs/30-1.htm">Proverbs 30:1-14</a>) called in the Hebrew, "The words of Agur." The second part of "the words of Agur," and "the words of Lemuel" (<a href="/proverbs/30-15.htm">Proverbs 30:15-31:9</a>) follow in the Greek after <a href="/proverbs/24-34.htm">Proverbs 24:34</a> of the Hebrew. Delitzsch explains the matter thus: In the copy from which the Alexandrines translated, the appendix (<a href="/proverbs/30.htm">Proverbs 30-31:9</a>) was divided into two parts, half of it standing after "the words of the wise" (<a href="/proverbs/22-17.htm">Proverbs 22:17-24:22</a>), and half after the supplement containing further sayings of wise men (<a href="/proverbs/24-23.htm">Proverbs 24:23-34</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/24-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[those two] will bring</span><br /><span class="heb">יָק֣וּם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sudden</span><br /><span class="heb">פִ֭תְאֹם</span> <span class="translit">(p̄iṯ·’ōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6597.htm">Strong's 6597: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suddenness, suddenly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destruction;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵידָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_343.htm">Strong's 343: </a> </span><span class="str2">Oppression, misfortune, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">knows</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹדֵֽעַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ḏê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what ruin</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפִ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄îḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6365.htm">Strong's 6365: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruin, disaster</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[they] can bring?</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/24-22.htm">Proverbs 24:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/24-22.htm">Proverbs 24:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/24-22.htm">Proverbs 24:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/24-22.htm">Proverbs 24:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/24-22.htm">Proverbs 24:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/24-22.htm">Proverbs 24:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/24-22.htm">Proverbs 24:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/24-22.htm">Proverbs 24:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/24-22.htm">Proverbs 24:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/24-22.htm">Proverbs 24:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/24-22.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 24:22 For their calamity will rise suddenly (Prov. 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