Proverbs
Proverbs 29:17
17Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
he will bring delight to your soul.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | יַסֵּ֣ר | yas·sêr | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish |
| your son | בִּ֭נְךָ | bin·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and he will give you rest | וִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָ | wî·nî·ḥe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5117 rest |
| he will bring | וְיִתֵּ֖ן | wə·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| delight | מַעֲדַנִּ֣ים | ma·‘ă·ḏan·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4574 dainty |
| to your soul | לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃פ | lə·nap̄·še·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 10:1 · Proverbs 29:15 · Proverbs 23:13–14 · Proverbs 13:24 · Proverbs 19:18 · Proverbs 22:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.