Proverbs 29:17

Modern English Version

Correct your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:1

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

Proverbs 13:24

He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

Proverbs 19:18

Discipline your son while there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.

Proverbs 22:15

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction will drive it far from him.

Proverbs 29:15

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