Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked are powerful, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall see their fall.
Noyes Bible
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 give wisdom; But a child left to himself bringeth shame to his mother.
17Chastise thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight to thy soul.
Cross References
Psalms 37:34Trust in the LORD, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to the possession of the land, Whilst thou shalt see the destruction of the wicked!
Psalms 58:10The righteous shall rejoice, when he seeth such vengeance; He shall bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalms 92:9For, lo! thine enemies, O LORD! For, lo! thine enemies perish, And dispersed are all who do iniquity!
Psalms 112:8His heart is firm; he hath no fear, Till he see his desire upon his enemies.
Revelation 15:4who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and worship before thee, because thy judgments are made manifest.
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 →