Proverbs 29:17

17. Delight unto thy soul Literally, delights, מעדנים , ( ma’hadhannim,) from the same root as Eden; גן עדן , ( gan ‘ hedhen,) the garden of delights. “It may seem more easy and comfortable to let a child have his own wilful way, and troublesome to correct him for his faults; but this is only purchasing present ease at the expense of great future distress; therefore, however painful the duty, correct him when he needs it.” “By joining the rod with the reproof, the moral is sometimes better enforced.” Chalmers.