Proverbs 29:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.”

Proverbs 29:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 29:167 words

HebrewMeaning

בִּ/רְב֣וֹתbirəbwōt

abundancepronH7235

archer (by mistake for

רְ֭שָׁעִיםrəšāʿiym

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

יִרְבֶּהyirəbeh

abundanceverbH7235

archer (by mistake for

פָּ֑שַׁעpāšaʿ

rebellionnounH6588

sin · transgression · trespass

וְ֝/צַדִּיקִ֗יםwəṣadiyqiym

justconjH6662

lawful · righteous

בְּֽ/מַפַּלְתָּ֥/םbəmapalətām

carcasepronH4658

fall · ruin

יִרְאֽוּyirəʾw

advise selfverbH7200

appear · approve · behold · certainly ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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