KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Proverbs 29:16–17
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Proverbs 29:16
16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
16*When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
- Psal. 37.36. and 58 11. and 91.8
Proverbs 29:17
17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
17*Correct thy sonne, and hee shall giue thee rest: yea he shall giue delight vnto thy soule.
- Chap. 13.24. and 22.15. and 23.13, 14
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Proverbs 29:16
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
multiplied
Increased in numbers.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
transgression
A passing beyond or violation of God's law, command, covenant, or known duty; an offense or sin.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Just, right, or conforming to God's law and judgment; equitable or upright; as a noun, a person characterized as righteous.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
To descend, drop, or lose an upright position; to come upon, attack, happen, decline, fail, or be overthrown; as a noun, descent, ruin, or overthrow, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 29:17
To set right; to reprove, discipline, or chastise for amendment.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Repose, relief, or cessation from labour; also what remains.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Yes; truly; an expression of affirmation or emphasis.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
To affect with great pleasure; to please highly; to give or afford high satisfaction or joy. A high degree of pleasure, or satisfaction of mind; joy.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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From verse 16
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Open the full verse study34Wait 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.
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Open the full verse study36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
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Open the full verse study10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
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Open the full verse study8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
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Open the full verse study11Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.
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Open the full verse study2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
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Open the full verse study8His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.
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Open the full verse study4Who 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.
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Open the full verse study20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
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Open the full verse study9For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
From verse 17
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Open the full verse study1THE proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
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Open the full verse study15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
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Open the full verse study24He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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Open the full verse study13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
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Open the full verse study18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
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Open the full verse study15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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