Proverbs 29:17
Correct thy sonne and he will giue thee rest, and will giue pleasures to thy soule.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 are increased, transgression increaseth: but ye righteous shall see their fall.
18Where there is no vision, the people decay: but he that keepeth the Lawe, is blessed.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1THE PARABLE OF SALOMON. A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is an heauines to his mother.
Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy sonne while there is hope, and let not thy soule spare for his murmuring.
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not correction from the childe: if thou smite him with the rodde, 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 →