King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 29:16
“When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 29
14
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.
16
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18
Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy [is] he.