Proverbs 29:17
Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; and he shall give honour to thy soul.
Brenton Septuagint
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 ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1A wise son makes his father glad: but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son, for so he shall be hopeful; and be not exalted in thy soul to haughtiness.
Proverbs 23:13Refrain not from chastening a child; for if thou beat 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 →