Proverbs 29:17
Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
World Messianic 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 wicked increase, sin increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
18Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the Torah is blessed.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.
Proverbs 23:13Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will 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 →