Proverbs 29:17

Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; ¹  he will bring you ²  happiness. ³ 

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

Correct your son, and he will give you comfort; He will also delight your soul.

Discipline your children, and they will give you happiness and peace of mind.

Discipline your children; you'll be glad you did--they'll turn out delightful to live with.

Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

Discipline your children, and they will give you rest; they will give delight to your heart.

Correct your son, and he will give you rest; Yes, he will give delight to your soul.

Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; ¹  he will bring you ²  happiness. ³ 

¹ tn The verb, a Hiphil imperfect with a suffix, could be subordinated to the preceding imperative to form a purpose clause (indirect volitive classification): “that he may give you rest.” The same then could apply to the second part of the verse.

² tn Heb “your soul.” The noun נַפְשֶׁךָ (nafshekha, “your soul”) is a synecdoche of part (= inner soul) for the whole person (= you); see, e.g., Isa 43:4; 51:23; BDB 600 s.v. 4.a.2.

³ sn The parallelism of this verse is synthetic; the second half adds the idea of “delight/pleasure” to that of “rest.” So a disciplined child will both relieve anxiety (“give…rest”) and bring happiness to the parents.