Proverbs 29:16-18

New International Reader's Version

¹⁶ When those who do wrong grow stronger, so does sin.
    But those who do right will see them destroyed.

¹⁷ If you correct your children, they will give you peace.
    They will bring you the delights you desire.

¹⁸ Where there is no message from God, people don’t control themselves.
    But blessed is the one who obeys wisdom’s instruction.