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Webster's Bible Translation

Proverbs 29:17

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yes, he shall give delight to thy soul.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   Parents;   The Topic Concordance - Chastisement;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Children;   Children, Good;   Parents;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Family;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Delight;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Boyhood ;   Chastisement;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Discipline your child, and it will bring you peace of mindand give you delight.
Hebrew Names Version
Correct your son, and he will give you shalom; Yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
King James Version
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
English Standard Version
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
New American Standard Bible
Correct your son, and he will give you comfort; He will also delight your soul.
New Century Version
Correct your children, and you will be proud; they will give you satisfaction.
Amplified Bible
Correct your son, and he will give you comfort; Yes, he will delight your soul.
World English Bible
Correct your son, and he will give you peace; Yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Correct thy sonne & he will giue thee rest, and will giue pleasures to thy soule.
Legacy Standard Bible
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;And he will give delight to your soul.
Berean Standard Bible
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
Contemporary English Version
If you correct your children, they will bring you peace and happiness.
Complete Jewish Bible
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will be your delight.
Darby Translation
Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest, and shall give delight unto thy soul.
Easy-to-Read Version
Correct your children whenever they are wrong. Then you will always be proud of them. They will never make you ashamed.
George Lamsa Translation
Correct your son, and he shall give you rest; yea, he shall give delight to your soul.
Good News Translation
Discipline your children and you can always be proud of them. They will never give you reason to be ashamed.
Lexham English Bible
Discipline your children, and they will give you rest, and they will give delight to your soul.
Literal Translation
Discipline your son, and you will get rest, and it will give delight to your soul.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Nurtoure thy sonne with correccion, and he shal comforte the, yee he shal do the good at thine hert.
American Standard Version
Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
Bible in Basic English
Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
King James Version (1611)
Correct thy sonne, and hee shall giue thee rest: yea he shall giue delight vnto thy soule.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nurture thy sonne with correction, and thou shalt be at rest: yea, he shall do thee good at thine heart.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
English Revised Version
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Teche thi sone, and he schal coumforte thee; and he schal yyue delicis to thi soule.
Update Bible Version
Correct your son, and he will give you rest; Yes, he will give delight to your soul.
New English Translation
Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.
New King James Version
Correct your son, and he will give you rest; Yes, he will give delight to your soul.
New Living Translation
Discipline your children, and they will give you peace of mind and will make your heart glad.
New Life Bible
Punish your son when he does wrong and he will give you comfort. Yes, he will give joy to your soul.
New Revised Standard
Discipline your children, and they will give you rest; they will give delight to your heart.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Correct thy son, that he may give thee rest, that he may give delight to thy soul.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Instruct thy son and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.
Revised Standard Version
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
Young's Literal Translation
Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.
THE MESSAGE
Discipline your children; you'll be glad you did— they'll turn out delightful to live with.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Correct your son, and he will give you comfort; He will also delight your soul.

Contextual Overview

17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yes, he shall give delight to thy soul.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Proverbs 29:15, Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 19:18, Proverbs 22:15, Proverbs 23:13, Proverbs 23:14

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 21:18 - when they Deuteronomy 21:20 - he will not Proverbs 3:12 - General Ephesians 6:4 - but Hebrews 12:7 - endure

Cross-References

Genesis 12:11
And it came to pass, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou [art] a fair woman to look upon:
Genesis 24:16
And the damsel [was] very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
Genesis 29:1
Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
Genesis 29:2
And he looked, and behold, a well in the field, and lo, there [were] three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone [was] upon the well's mouth.
Genesis 29:6
And he said to them, [Is] he well? And they said, [He is] well: and behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
Genesis 29:12
And Jacob told Rachel that he [was] her father's brother, and that he [was] Rebekah's son; and she ran and told her father.
Genesis 29:18
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Genesis 29:19
And Laban said, [It is] better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
Genesis 29:20
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed to him [but] a few days, for the love he had to her.
Genesis 29:22
And Laban assembled all the men of the place, and made a feast.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest,.... Ease of mind, satisfaction and contentment, freedom from all anxious thoughts and cares; the correction being taken in good part, and succeeding according to wish and design;

yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul; by his tenderness to his parents, obedience to them, and respect for them; by his prudent behaviour among men; by his sobriety, diligence, and industry in his calling; by his fear of God, and walking in his ways; than which nothing can give a greater delight and pleasure to religious parents.


 
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