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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

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

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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