Proverbs 29:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Correctיַסֵּ֣ר
(yas·ser)
3256: to discipline, chasten, admonisha prim. root
your son,בִּ֭נְךָ
(bin·cha)
1121: sona prim. root
and he will give you comfort;וִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָ
(vi·ni·che·cha;)
5117: to resta prim. root
He will also delightמַעֲדַנִּ֣ים
(ma·'a·dan·nim)
4574: a dainty (food), delightfrom the same as eden
your soul.לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
(le·naf·she·cha.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Correct
yacar  (yaw-sar')
to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct -- bind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.
thy son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and he shall give thee rest
nuwach  (noo'-akh)
to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications
yea he shall give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
delight
ma`adan  (mah-ad-awn')
a delicacy or (abstractly) pleasure (adverbially, cheerfully) -- dainty, delicately, delight.
unto thy soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Correct your son, and he will give you comfort; He will also delight your soul.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Discipline your son, and it will bring you peace of mind and give you delight.

International Standard Version
Correct your son and he will comfort you; he will also delight your soul.

NET Bible
Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Discipline your son, and he will comfort you, and delight your soul.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Correct your son, and he will give you peace of mind. He will bring delight to your soul.

King James 2000 Bible
Correct your son, and he shall give you rest; yea, he shall give delight unto your soul.
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