Proverbs 29:17

Discipline your son and he will give you rest; 1 he will bring delights into your life. 1

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Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

In Context

16When wicked people are in power, transgression increases, 1 but righteous people will see the downfall of those wicked people. 1

18Where there is no prophetic vision the people run wild, 1 but the one who keeps the law is blessed. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. 1 A wise son makes his father rejoice 1 but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. 1

Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son while there is hope 1 and do not set your desire on putting him to death. 1

Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold instruction from a child, 1 for if you discipline him, he will 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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