Proverbs 29:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:24 : 24 The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.
  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.
  • Prov 19:18 : 18 Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.
  • Prov 22:15 : 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
  • Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die. 14 If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    80%

    11My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke.

    12For the LORD disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

  • Prov 19:18-19
    2 verses
    79%

    18Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.

    19A person with great anger bears the penalty, but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.

  • Prov 23:13-15
    3 verses
    79%

    13Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

    14If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.

    15My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

  • Prov 23:24-26
    3 verses
    77%

    24The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

    25May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice.

    26Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;

  • Prov 17:25
    76%

    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 10:1
    76%

    1The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.

  • Prov 27:11
    76%

    11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

  • Prov 29:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

    16When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.

  • Prov 22:6
    75%

    6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

  • Deut 21:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,

    19his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

  • Prov 15:20
    75%

    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

  • Job 5:17
    74%

    17“Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

    27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 29:18
    74%

    18When there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but the one who keeps the law, blessed is he!

  • Eph 6:4
    74%

    4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

  • Prov 13:24
    73%

    24The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.

  • Prov 17:21
    73%

    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 29:21
    73%

    21If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

  • Ps 94:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O LORD, the one whom you teach from your law,

    13in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.

  • Prov 1:8
    73%

    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Prov 22:15
    73%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

  • Prov 17:6
    72%

    6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Prov 17:2
    72%

    2A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

  • Deut 8:5
    72%

    5Be keenly aware that just as a parent disciplines his child, the LORD your God disciplines you.

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Prov 4:1
    72%

    1Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

  • Prov 4:10
    72%

    10Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

  • Prov 19:13
    71%

    13A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

  • Heb 12:5-7
    3 verses
    71%

    5And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?“My son, do not scorn the Lord’s discipline or give up when he corrects you.

    6“For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.”

    7Endure your suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

  • Job 3:17
    71%

    17There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.

  • Prov 24:14
    71%

    14Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you have found it, you have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Prov 28:7
    71%

    7The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.

  • Prov 13:1
    71%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Prov 6:20
    70%

    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

  • Prov 24:25
    70%

    25But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.

  • Ps 127:3
    70%

    3Yes, sons are a gift from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.