Proverbs 29:17
Nurture thy sonne with correction, and thou shalt be at rest: yea, he shall do thee good at thine heart.
Bible (Bishops')
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 vngodly are multiplied, wickednesse encreaseth: but the ryghteous shall see their fall.
18When the worde of God is not preached, the people perishe: but well is hym that kepeth the lawe.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but an vndiscrete sonne is an heauinesse vnto his mother.
Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy sonne whyle there is hope: and let not thy soule spare for his crying.
Proverbs 23:13Withholde not correction from the chylde: for if thou beatest hym with the rodde, he shall not dye thereof:
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 →