Proverbs 29:17
Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
In Context
16In the multiplying of the wicked transgression multiplieth, And the righteous on their fall do look.
18Without a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness!
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
Proverbs 19:18Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.
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 →