Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth: but ye righteous shall see their fall.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 giue wisdome: but a childe set a libertie, maketh his mother ashamed.
17Correct thy sonne and he will giue thee rest, and will giue pleasures to thy soule.
Cross References
Psalms 37:34Waite thou on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.
Psalms 58:10The righteous shall reioyce when he seeeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feete in the blood of the wicked.
Psalms 92:9For loe, thine enemies, O Lord: for loe, thine enemies shall perish: all the workers of iniquitie shall be destroyed.
Psalms 112:8His heart is stablished: therefore he will not feare, vntill he see his desire vpon his enemies.
Revelation 15:4Who shall not feare thee, O Lord, and glorifie thy Name! for thou onely art holy, and all nations shall come and worship before thee: for thy iudgements 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 →