Proverbs 29:17 · KJV
“Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.”
— Proverbs 29:17
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
Where {there is} no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy {is} he. {perish: or, is made naked}
Proverbs 29 — Context
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left {to himself} bringeth his mother to shame.
16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18Where {there is} no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy {is} he. {perish: or, is made naked}
19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son {is} the heaviness of his mother.
Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left {to himself} bringeth his mother to shame.
Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Withhold not correction from the child: for {if} thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 19:18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. {for...: or, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die}
Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness {is} bound in the heart of a child; {but} the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.