Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.
In context
14 If a king judges the poor with fairness, his throne will be established forever. 15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother. 16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin, but the righteous will see their downfall.
17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire. 18 Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction. 19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words; though they understand, they will not respond. 20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 29:17 in the KJV
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; Yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 29:17 in the ESV
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.