The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
WEB
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
YLT
A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.
DBT
The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.