Verse 17

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 13:24 : 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
• Prov 29:15 : 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
• Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
• Prov 19:18 : 18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
• Prov 22:15 : 15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
• Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.