Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
BSB
ASV
Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
KJV
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
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Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
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A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
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Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
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Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
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Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
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Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
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Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
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A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
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These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,