Proverbs 24:22

22 Disaster comes suddenly from them. Who can know the ruin that both can bring?

Proverbs 24:22 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 24:22

For their calamity shall rise suddenly
And come upon those that fear not God, and rebel against the king and the state, and innovate in matters of religion; and especially that bring in damnable heresies, and, while they cry Peace, peace, and are pleasing themselves with their new schemes and prosperous success, swift and sudden destruction comes upon them, ( 2 Peter 2:1 ) ( 1 Thessalonians 5:3 ) ; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
of those that fear not the Lord, nor the king; or of those who are given to change, and innovate in things civil and religious; and of those who meddle with them and join themselves to them: the ruin of themselves and families, in a civil sense, is great and inexpressible, who rebel against their prince, and endeavour to change and subvert the present government; and the ruin of the souls of men, both of the deceivers and the deceived, is beyond all conception and expression.

Proverbs 24:22 In-Context

20 Indeed, there is no future for the evil; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21 Fear the LORD, my child, as well as the king. Don't associate with those who are rebellious.
22 Disaster comes suddenly from them. Who can know the ruin that both can bring?
23 These are also the sayings of the wise: Partiality in judgment isn't good.
24 Those who say to the guilty, "You are innocent"— the people will curse them. Nations will condemn them.
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