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Proverbs 24:22

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For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
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  1. 2 Chronicles 13:16–17Rank 1 from verse 22
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    16And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.

    17And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

  2. 2 Samuel 18:7–8Rank 2 from verse 22
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    7Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.

    8For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

  3. Hosea 5:11Rank 3 from verse 22
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    11Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

  4. Numbers 16:31–35Rank 4 from verse 22
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    31¶ And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:

    32And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

    33They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

    34And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

    35And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

  5. Psalms 90:11Rank 5 from verse 22
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    11Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

  6. 1 Samuel 31:1–7Rank 6 from verse 22
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    1NOW the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

    2And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul’s sons.

    3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

    4Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

    5And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

    6So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

    7¶ And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

  7. Hosea 13:10–11Rank 7 from verse 22
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    10I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?

    11I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.

  8. Proverbs 16:14Rank 8 from verse 22
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    14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

  9. Proverbs 20:2Rank 9 from verse 22
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    2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

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Proverbs 24:22

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

calamity

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A grievous event or condition of ruin, disaster, affliction, misery, or destructive trouble.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

rise

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To get up, stand, ascend, increase, begin, appear, come forth, awaken, proceed to act or oppose, attain authority, or return from the dead.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ruin

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Sense 1: Destruction, overthrow, decay, or the cause of such loss. Sense 2: To destroy or fall into decay.

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24:21My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

24:22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

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24:23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

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