King James Version

Proverbs 29:17

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

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יַסֵּ֣רyaserchastiseיָסַרverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “chastise”, a commandH3256to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instructbind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.בִּ֭נְךָbinkhasonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a 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., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […וִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָvinichekhaand let downנוּחַconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and let down”, an unfinished actionH5117to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.)cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241 (יָנִים).וְיִתֵּ֖ןveyitenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…מַעֲדַנִּ֣יםmaadanimdaintyמַעֲדָןnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “dainty”, the ordinary formH4574a delicacy or (abstractly) pleasure (adverbially, cheerfully)dainty, delicately, delight.לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָlenafshekhato creatureנֶפֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

Young’s Literal Translation

Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

World English Bible

Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.

Darby Translation

Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest, and shall give delight unto thy soul.

Douay-Rheims

Instruct thy son, and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest; and he shall give honour to thy soul.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παίδευε υἱόν σου, καὶ ἀναπαύσει σε, καὶ δώσει κόσμον τῇ ψυχῇ σου.