Proverbs 29:17

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.”

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BSBPD

“Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 29:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
  2. Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
  3. Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
  4. Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
  5. Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
  6. Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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