16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases;
But the righteous will see their
afall.
17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest;
Yes, he will give delight to your soul.
18 aWhere
there is no
1 revelation, the people cast off restraint;
But
bhappy
is he who keeps the law.
19 A servant will not be corrected by mere words;
For though he understands, he will not respond.
20 Do you see a man hasty in his words?
aThere is more hope for a fool than for him.
21 He who pampers his servant from childhood
Will have him as a son in the end.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
