Proverbs 29:17

A Conservative Version

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest, yea, he will give delight to thy soul.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

Proverbs 13:24

He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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 19:18

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.