Proverbs 29:16 Go deeper

When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall. (KJV)

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בִּרְב֣וֹתbir.Votwhen increase

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Proverbs 29:16 word 1

רְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imwicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 29:16 word 2

יִרְבֶּה\־yir.beh-it increases

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Proverbs 29:16 word 3

פָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'transgression

Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: transgression

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Proverbs 29:16 word 4

וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםve.tza.di.Kimand righteous [people]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 29:16 word 5

בְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥םbe.ma.pal.Tamon overthrow their

Lemma: מַפֶּ֫לֶת (map.pe.let) · Strong's: H4658

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: carcass

Used 8 times. Also: Judges 14:8, Ezekiel 26:15, Ezekiel 26:18, Ezekiel 27:27, Ezekiel 31:13, Ezekiel 31:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4658; TAHOT Proverbs 29:16 word 6

יִרְאֽוּ\׃yir.'Uthey will look

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

When the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
thrive	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
rebellion	→	פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression
increases	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
but the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
will see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
their downfall	→	מַפֶּ֫לֶת H4658 carcass

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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