Proverbs 29:16
When the lawless become great, transgression increaseth, but, the righteous, shall behold, their ruin.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
In Context
15A rod with rebuke, giveth wisdom, but, a youth unrestrained, bringeth shame to his mother.
17Correct thy son, that he may give thee rest, that he may give delight to thy soul.
Cross References
Psalms 37:34Wait for Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look.
Psalms 58:10The righteous man will rejoice when he hath seen an avenging, His feet, will he bathe in the blood of the lawless one:—
Psalms 92:9For lo! thine enemies, Yahweh, For lo! thine enemies, shall perish, They shall be scattered—all the workers of iniquity;
Psalms 112:8Upheld is his heart, he shall not be afraid, until that he gazeth on his foes.
Revelation 15:4Who shall in anywise not be put in fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name,—because, alone, full of lovingkindness; because, all the nations, will have come, and will do homage before thee, because, thy righteous deeds, were 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 →