Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
WEB
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
YLT
Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.
DBT
Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest, and shall give delight unto thy soul.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.