Proverbs 29:16

When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

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KJV

When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

ASV

When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall look upon their fall.

YLT

In the multiplying of the wicked transgression multiplieth, And the righteous on their fall do look.

DBT

When the wicked increase, transgression increaseth; but the righteous shall see their fall.

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When the wicked are multiplied,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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When the wicked are multiplied - That, in the multiplication of the wicked transgression is increased, requires no proof; but an important doctrine attaches to this. On this account wicked nations and wicked families are cut off and rooted out. Were it not so righteousness would in process of time be banished from the earth. This will account for many of the numerous instances in which whole families fail.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

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Psalms 91:8
You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.
Psalms 58:10
The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalms 37:36
yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
Psalms 92:11
My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.
Psalms 37:34
Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Psalms 112:8
His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.
Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
Revelation 15:4
Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Proverbs 18:3
With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.
Psalms 92:9
For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

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About this book

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
Date: Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Psalms 91:8
You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.
leads to
- Psalms 37:34
  Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 3:25–26
  Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
- Psalms 92:11
  My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.
- Malachi 1:5
  You will see this with your own eyes, and you yourselves will say, ‘The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of Israel.’”
- Psalms 58:10–11
  The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Through
Psalms 92:11
My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.
leads to
- Psalms 91:8
  You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Psalms 37:34
Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
leads to
- Psalms 27:14
  Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- Proverbs 20:22
  Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

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