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Proverbs 29:17

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

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  1. Proverbs 29:15

    The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

  2. Proverbs 29:16

    When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

  3. Proverbs 29:18

    Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

  4. Proverbs 29:19

    A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.