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Proverbs 29:15

A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

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ASV

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

KJV

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שֵׁ֣בֶטShe.veta rodH7626 →
וְ֭תוֹכַחַתVe.to.kha.chatand rebukeH8433 →
יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenit givesH5414 →
חָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahwisdomH2451 →
וְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arand a youthH5288 →
מְ֝שֻׁלָּ֗חme.shu.Lachlet looseH7971 →
מֵבִ֥ישׁme.Vish[is] putting to shameH954 →
אִמּֽוֹ׃'i.Momother hisH517 →

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Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.Proverbs 17:25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore 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.Hebrews 12:7Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.Proverbs 17:21A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.Proverbs 6:23For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,Proverbs 23:13–14Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.Hebrews 12:10–11Our 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.Proverbs 10:5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.1 Samuel 3:13I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.Proverbs 28:7A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.Proverbs 17:2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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