Proverbs 29:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.”
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“A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 29:15 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 1:6(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)
- Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 10:5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
- Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
- Proverbs 17:21A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
- Proverbs 17:25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
- Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
- Proverbs 29:17Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
- Proverbs 29:21A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.
- Hebrews 12:10Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
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