Proverbs 29:17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
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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 bringeth his mother to shame.
- 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 while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
- Prov 22:15 : 15 Foolishness is bound 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 beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
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- Prov 3:11-122 verses80%
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
- Prov 19:18-192 verses79%
18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
- Prov 23:13-153 verses79%
13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
- Prov 23:24-263 verses77%
24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
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11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
- Prov 29:15-162 verses75%
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
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6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
- Deut 21:18-192 verses75%
18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
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20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
- Prov 19:26-272 verses74%
26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
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18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
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4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
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21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
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12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
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8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
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2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
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5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
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19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
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1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
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10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
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13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
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17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
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14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
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7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
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1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
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20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
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3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.