Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall look upon their fall.
Revised Version 1895
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 causeth shame to his mother.
17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Cross References
Psalms 37:34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Psalms 58:10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalms 92:9For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
Psalms 112:8His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his adversaries.
Revelation 15:4Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been 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 →