Correcting son and servant

Correcting son and servant

Correcting son

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul (Proverbs 29:17).Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart. Nowadays, many children of God have no rest in their souls because of their wayward sons. They have failed to correct their sons as they were given a free hand to do whatever they liked.

Cross references are given below

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

Proverbs 13:24

He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

Proverbs 19:18

Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.

Proverbs 29:15

A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

Servant and son

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length (Proverbs 29:21).

He who pampers his servant from childhood will have him as a son in the end. The pampered servant will end by claiming the privileges of a son, and perhaps ousting the legitimate children from their inheritance.

In a democracy where the government is of the people, by the people and for the people, the people become the owners of the government. The government servants need to be disciplined since the time of their joining the government services and should not be pampered by the ruler. Nowadays, the pampered government servants have become corrupt depriving the citizens of their legitimate rights and appropriating the money meant for the people. They are no longer the servants but the children.

Correcting servant

A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer (Proverbs 29:19).A servant will not be corrected by mere words; For though he understands, he will not respond. A servant needs to be taught fear of punishment, He needs to be subject to severer measures of punishment than oral warning for his correction. Conduct rules in an organization are meant to enforce discipline among them.

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