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Proverbs 29:17 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul. "
Proverbs 29:17
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
15 The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.
16 When the wicked increase, sin increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
17 Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
18 Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the law is blessed.
19 A servant can’t be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.
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It is a very happy thing when children become a comfort to their parents. Good children bring rest, make their parents’ lives easier, and free them from many of the worries they once had about them. They also give deep joy to their parents’ hearts. Only those who have this blessing can fully understand the pleasure of seeing the good results of the training they gave their children, and of looking ahead to their children’s good in this life and the next. That joy is fitting, because it answers to the many anxious thoughts parents have had about them.
To reach that kind of outcome, children must be raised with firm discipline and not left to do whatever they want. They should not be allowed to go uncorrected when they do wrong. The foolishness that is naturally in their hearts must be driven out by correction while they are young. If it is not, it will show itself later in ways that bring shame to both them and their parents.
From This Chapter
Proverbs 29:1
"He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy."
Proverbs 29:2
"When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan."
Proverbs 29:3
"Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth."
Proverbs 29:4
"The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down."
Proverbs 29:5
"A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet."
Proverbs 29:6
"An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad."
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