Proverbs 29:15

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

ASV

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

LSV

A rod and reproof give wisdom, || And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

YLT

A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

DBY

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

DRC

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but the child that is left to his own will bringeth his mother to shame.

GNV

The rodde and correction giue wisdome: but a childe set a libertie, maketh his mother ashamed.

JPS

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

LXXE

Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.

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Original-language editions

WLC

שֵׁ֣בֶט וְ֭תוֹכַחַת יִתֵּ֣ן חָכְמָ֑ה וְנַ֥עַר מְ֝שֻׁלָּ֗ח מֵבִ֥ישׁ אִמּֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Πληγαὶ καὶ ἔλεγχοι διδόασι σοφίαν, παῖς δὲ πλανώμενος αἰσχύνει γονεῖς αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• 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 29:17Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
• 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 23:13–14Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
• 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. No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it…
• Proverbs 10:5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
• 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 29:21A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.

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