Proverbs 24:22
22 for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?
Other Translations of Proverbs 24:22
King James Version
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
English Standard Version
22 for disaster will arise suddenly from them, and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
The Message
22 Without warning your life can turn upside-down, and who knows how or when it might happen?
New King James Version
22 For their calamity will rise suddenly, And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
New Living Translation
22 for disaster will hit them suddenly. Who knows what punishment will come from the Lord and the king?
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 24:22
Commentary on Proverbs 24:21-22
(Read Proverbs 24:21-22)
The godly in the land, will be quiet in the land. There may be cause to change for the better, but have nothing to do with them that are given change.