Proverbs 29:17

Correct binecha, and he shall give thee rest; 1 indeed, he shall give delight unto thy nefesh. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 resha'im are multiplied, peysha (transgression) increaseth, 1 but the tzaddikim shall see their downfall. 1

18Where there is no chazon (prophetic vision), the people cast off restaint, + 29:18 i.e., perish ungovernable 1 but he that is shomer over the torah, happy is he. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:1The mishle (proverbs) of Sh'lomo. 1 A ben chacham maketh glad an av, 1 but a ben kesil is the grief of his em. 1

Proverbs 19:18Chasten binecha (thy son) while there is yet tikvah, 1 and give not in to thy nefesh (desire) to kill him. 1

Proverbs 23:13Withhold not musar (correction) from the na'ar (child), 1 for if thou spank him with the shevet, he shall not die. 1

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 →

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