The Flourishing of the Righteous
Proverbs 29:17
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
- KJV
- Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
- WEB
- Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
- ASV
- Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
- LSV
- Discipline your son, and he gives you comfort, || Indeed, he gives delights to your soul.
- YLT
- Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.
- DBY
- Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest, and shall give delight unto thy soul.
- DRC
- Instruct thy son, and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.
- GNV
- Correct thy sonne and he will giue thee rest, and will giue pleasures to thy soule.
- JPS
- Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
- LXXE
- Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; and he shall give honour to thy soul.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- יַסֵּ֣ר בִּ֭נְךָ וִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָ וְיִתֵּ֖ן מַעֲדַנִּ֣ים לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
- LXX-Br
- Παίδευε υἱόν σου, καὶ ἀναπαύσει σε, καὶ δώσει κόσμον τῇ ψυχῇ σου.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
- Proverbs 23:13–14Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
- Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
- Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
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