Proverbs 29:16
With the increase of the wicked transgression increaseth; but the righteous shall yet look on their downfall.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
In Context
15The rod and reproof impart wisdom; but a lad abandoned to himself bringeth shame on his mother.
17Correct thy son, and he will procure thee rest: yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
Cross References
Psalms 37:34Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, shalt thou look on.
Psalms 58:10(58:11) The righteous will rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he will bathe his steps in the blood of the wicked.
Psalms 92:9(92:10) For, lo, thy enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thy enemies shall perish: all the workers of wickedness shall be scattered.
Psalms 112:8Well supported is his heart, he shall not be afraid, until he looketh on [the punishment of] his assailants.
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 →