Proverbs 29:16 - Revised Standard Version When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases; but the righteous will look upon their downfall. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: But the righteous shall see their fall. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall see the fall of the wicked. American Standard Version (1901) When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall look upon their fall. Common English Bible When the wicked become numerous, so do crimes; the righteous will see their downfall. Catholic Public Domain Version When the impious are multiplied, crimes will be multiplied. But the just shall see their ruin. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When the wicked are multiplied, crimes shall be multiplied: but the just shall see their downfall. |