Proverbs 29:14-16

Expanded Bible

¹⁴ If a king judges poor people ·fairly [in truth; reliably],
his ·government [^Lthrone] will ·continue [be established] forever.

¹⁵ Correction and ·punishment [^Lthe rod] make children wise,
but those ·left alone [unsupervised] will disgrace their mother.

¹⁶ When there are many wicked people, there is much ·sin [offense],
but ·those who do right [the righteous] will see ·them destroyed [their downfall].