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Proverbs 29:17 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 29 · verse 17 · King James Version
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.Proverbs 29:17 · King James Version
Proverbs 29:17 in context
15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
18Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
Key words (Strong's)
- Correctyâçarto chastise, literally or figurativelyH3256 →
- delightmaʻădâna delicacy or pleasureH4574 →
- restnûwachto restH5117 →
- givenâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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