Proverbs 29:17
יַסֵּר בִּנְךָ וִֽינִיחֶךָ וְיִתֵּן מַעֲדַנִּים לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ ׃ פ
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
In Context
16בִּרְבוֹת רְשָׁעִים יִרְבֶּה ־ פָּשַׁע וְצַדִּיקִים בְּֽמַפַּלְתָּם יִרְאֽוּ ׃
18בְּאֵין חָזוֹן יִפָּרַֽע עָם וְשֹׁמֵר תּוֹרָה אַשְׁרֵֽהוּ ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה פ בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח ־ אָב וּבֵן כְּסִיל תּוּגַת אִמּֽוֹ ׃
Proverbs 19:18יַסֵּר בִּנְךָ כִּי ־ יֵשׁ תִּקְוָה וְאֶל ־ הֲמִיתוֹ אַל ־ תִּשָּׂא נַפְשֶֽׁךָ ׃
Proverbs 23:13אַל ־ תִּמְנַע מִנַּעַר מוּסָר כִּֽי ־ תַכֶּנּוּ בַשֵּׁבֶט לֹא יָמֽוּת ׃
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 →