Proverbs 29:16

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:36 : 36 But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
  • Ps 58:10 : 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
  • Ps 91:8 : 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked.
  • Ps 92:11 : 11 Mine eye also hath seen [my desire] on mine enemies, Mine ears have heard [my desire] of the evil-doers that rise up against me.
  • Ps 37:34 : 34 Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
  • Ps 112:8 : 8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, Until he see [his desire] upon his adversaries.
  • Prov 29:2 : 2 When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.
  • Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest.
  • Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.
  • Ps 92:9 : 9 For, lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah, For, lo, thine enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

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    28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.

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    2 verses
    80%

    1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

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  • Prov 28:12
    79%

    12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

  • Prov 24:16
    76%

    16For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

  • Prov 21:12
    75%

    12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

  • Prov 13:6
    75%

    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 29:6
    75%

    6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 11:31
    74%

    31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: How much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 12:7
    74%

    7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Prov 14:19
    74%

    19The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

  • Ps 37:32
    74%

    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

  • Prov 29:17
    74%

    17Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

  • Prov 14:32
    73%

    32The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death.

  • Ps 37:38
    73%

    38As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

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    73%

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  • Prov 18:3
    73%

    3When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy [cometh] reproach.

  • Prov 11:28
    73%

    28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

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    73%

    19The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

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    26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Prov 11:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

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    73%

    10Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

  • Prov 25:26
    73%

    26[ As] a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, [So is] a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

  • Ezek 33:18
    73%

    18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.

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    34Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.

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  • Ps 37:16-17
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    72%

    16Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

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    10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.

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    72%

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  • Prov 21:29
    72%

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    2 verses
    72%

    29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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    72%

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    71%

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    71%

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    71%

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    71%

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    71%

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    71%

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