Proverbs 29:16
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
פֶּשַׁע
peshaʻ
a revolt (national, moral or religious)
יָסַף
yâçaph
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
נָפַל
nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָסַף yâçaph
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
Study H3254 →נָפַל nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
Study H5307 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →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.
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
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.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
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