Cross references

Proverbs 29:17

Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;

he will bring delight to your soul.

Proverbs 29:17 BSB

Proverbs 29:17 has 6 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 10:1 (7 votes) and Proverbs 29:15 (7 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 3 other books, from Deuteronomy 21 to Hebrews 12.

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Which verses does Proverbs 29:17 point to?

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  1. The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

  2. A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

  3. He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

  4. Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.

  5. Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.

  6. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Which verses point to Proverbs 29:17?

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