Proverbs 29:17

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest, and he will give delights to your soul.

Latin

Erudi filium tuum, et refrigerabit te, et dabit delicias animæ tuæ.

Hebrew

English

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

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Proverbs 29:15
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Proverbs 13:24
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Proverbs 23:13–14
Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.