"When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall."
Commentary
Gill's Exposition
When the wicked are multiplied,.... Or "are in authority" (r); as the word is rendered, Pro 29:2 ; transgression increaseth; among the common people, being encouraged by their wicked rulers,
whose examples they follow; or as the wicked themselves increase, in numbers, in age, in power, and riches, their sins increase too; but the righteous shall see their fall, from their places of authority and power, of honour, riches, and grandeur, into a low and despicable condition, into ruin and destruction; and that with pleasure, because of the glory of God, his wisdom, justice, truth, and faithfulness, displayed therein; see Psa 58:10 . (r) "dominantibus impiis"; some in Mercerus; "quum praesunt impii", Tigurine version.
Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
When the wicked are multiplied,.... Or "are in authority" (r); as the word is rendered, Pro 29:2 ; transgression increaseth; among the common people, being encouraged by their wicked rulers,
whose examples they follow; or as the wicked themselves increase, in numbers, in age, in power, and riches, their sins increase too; but the righteous shall see their fall, from their places of authority and power, of honour, riches, and grandeur, into a low and despicable condition, into ruin and destruction; and that with pleasure, because of the glory of God, his wisdom, justice, truth, and faithfulness, displayed therein; see Psa 58:10 . (r) "dominantibus impiis"; some in Mercerus; "quum praesunt impii", Tigurine version.