Proverbs 29:18

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

Key Reflection

This verse encourages parental discipline as a means to nurture moral and spiritual development in children. By guiding them correctly, parents can ensure lasting peace and joy within the family unit, reflecting a deeper spiritual harmony that benefits both generations.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Vision -The word commonly used of the revelation of God’s will made to prophets. CompareIsaiah 1:1;Nahum 1:1. When prophetic vision fails, obedience to the Law is the best or only substitute for it, both being forms through which divine wisdom is revealed. Very striking in the midst of ethical precepts is this recognition of the need of a yet higher teaching, without which morality passes into worldly prudence or degenerates into casuistry. The “wise man,” the son of David, has seen in the prophets and in their work the condition of true national blessedness.

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