Proverbs 29:17
“Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.”
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
Related Verses
“The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.”
“For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.”
“My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.”
“But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.”
“Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.”