Proverbs 29:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁶ When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, but the righteous will look upon their downfall.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: But the righteous shall see their fall.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall see the fall of the wicked.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall look upon their fall.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ When the wicked become numerous, so do crimes; the righteous will see their downfall.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ When the impious are multiplied, crimes will be multiplied. But the just shall see their ruin.

Proverbs 29:16 Cross References

Psalm 92:11

My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

Psalm 91:8

You will only look with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

Psalm 58:10

The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance done; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

Psalm 37:36

Again I passed by, and they were no more; though I sought them, they could not be found.

Psalm 37:34

Wait for the Lord and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.

Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints and apostles and prophets! For God has condemned her condemnation of you.

Revelation 15:4

Lord, who will not fear and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your judgments have been revealed.”

Psalm 112:8

Their hearts are steady; they will not be afraid; in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.

Psalm 92:9

For your enemies, O Lord, for your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.

Proverbs 21:12

The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he casts the wicked down to ruin.