Verse 17

Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your soul.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:24 : 24 He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
  • Prov 19:18 : 18 Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not 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 Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with the rod, he will not die. 14 You shall beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.