Proverbs 29:16
“When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.”
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Counter-Arguments
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Cross-References
“Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.”
“Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.”
“Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.”
“Wait 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.”
“The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.”