“When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.”
Proverbs 29:16 (KJV) |
Proverbs 29:16
From Proverbs 29, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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14
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
16
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.