Proverbs 29:17

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.

KJV

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

ASV

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

BBE

Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

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יַסֵּר ya·ser discipline H3256 בִּנְךָ bin·kha son your H1121 וִינִיחֶךָ vi·ni·che·kha so he may give rest you H5117 וְיִתֵּן ve·yi·ten and he may give H5414 מַעֲדַנִּים ma·'a·da·nim delights H4574 לְנַפְשֶׁךָ פ le·naf·she·kha to self your H5315

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.