Proverbs 29:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁷ Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; Yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; Yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your heart.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Instruct your children; they will give you peace of mind and bring delight into your life.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Teach your son, and he will refresh you, and he will give delight to your soul.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Instruct thy son, and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.

Proverbs 29:17 Cross References

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Proverbs 13:24

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Proverbs 19:18

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and reproof give wisdom: But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.