Proverbs 29:16
When the resha'im are multiplied, peysha (transgression) increaseth, 1 but the tzaddikim shall see their downfall. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
In Context
17Correct binecha, and he shall give thee rest; 1 indeed, he shall give delight unto thy nefesh. 1
Cross References
Psalms 37:34Wait on Hashem, and be shomer over His Derech, 1 and He shall exalt thee to inherit Eretz; 1 when the resha'im are cut off, thou shalt see it. 1
Psalms 58:10Before your sirot (pots) can feel the burning thorns, 1 may He with a whirlwind blow them away, both green and dry alike. 1
Psalms 92:9But Thou, Hashem, art exalted l'olam. 1
Psalms 112:8His lev is samuch (sustained), he shall not be afraid, 1 until he look in triumph upon his foes. 1
Revelation 15:4Adonoi, who would not fear You and ascribe kavod to your Name? Because You only are HaKadosh, for kol HaGoyim will come and will worship before You because Your tzedakot (righteous acts) were made known.” + 15:4 Jer 10:7; Ps 86:9; Isa 66:23
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 →