Proverbs 29:17
Teach thy son, and he shall comfort thee (or and he shall be a comfort to thee); and he shall give delights to thy soul.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1The parables of Solomon. A wise son maketh glad his father; but a fond son is the sorrow of his mother. ( The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh his father happy; but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.)
Proverbs 19:18Teach thy son, and despair thou not; but set thou not thy soul to the slaying of him (or but do not thou beat him).
Proverbs 23:13Do not thou withdraw chastising, ( or discipline), from a child; for though thou smitest him with a rod, 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 →