King James Version
Proverbs 29:17 in the King James Version says “Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.”
Proverbs 29:17 · KJV
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. perish: or, is made naked
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Correct”
H3256to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
“thy son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“and he shall give thee rest”
H5117to rest, i.e., settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, l
“yea he shall give”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“unto thy soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
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