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Proverbs 29:16 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 29 · verse 16
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.Proverbs 29:16 · King James Version
Proverbs 29:16 in context
14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- transgressionpeshaʻa revoltH6588 →
- multipliedrâbâhto increaseH7235 →
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- seerâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
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Note, 1. The more sinners there are the more sin there is: When the wicked, being countenanced by authority, grow numerous, and walk on every side, no marvel if transgression increases, as a plague in the country is said to increase when still more and more are infected with it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary