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Proverbs 29:17
Proverbs 29:17 is verse 17 of Proverbs chapter 29, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
King James Version
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
World English Bible
Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
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Proverbs 29:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
16 When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
18 Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.
19 A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 23:14Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.