Proverbs 29:16

When the vngodly are multiplied, wickednesse encreaseth: but the ryghteous shall see their fall.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

In Context

15The rodde and correction geueth wisdome: but a childe left to his owne will, bryngeth his mother to shame.

17Nurture thy sonne with correction, and thou shalt be at rest: yea, he shall do thee good at thine heart.

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Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:16

Parental Discipline. 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. Parents, in educating their children, must consider, 1. The benefit of due correction. They must not only tell their children what is good and evil, but they must chide them, and correct them too, if need be, when they either neglect that which is good or do that which is evil. If a reproof will serve without the rod, it is well, but the rod must never be used without a rational and grave reproof; and… Read the whole commentary →

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