Proverbs 29:17-19

Amplified Bible

¹⁷ 
Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;
Yes, he will delight your soul.
¹⁸ 
Where there is no vision [no revelation of God and His word], the people are unrestrained;
But happy and blessed is he who keeps the law [of God].^(A)
19 
A servant will not be corrected by words alone;
For though he understands, he will not respond [nor pay attention].