Proverbs 29:17
Instruct thy son, and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
In Context
16When the wicked are multiplied, crimes shall be multiplied: but the just shall see their downfall.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
Proverbs 19:18Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul.
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he shall not die.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:17
16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall. Note, 1. The more sinners there are the more sin there is: When the wicked, being countenanced by authority, grow numerous, and walk on every side, no marvel if transgression increases, as a plague in the country is said to increase when still more and more are infected with it. Transgression grows more impudent and bold, more imperious and threatening, when there are many to keep it in countenance. In the old… Read the whole commentary →