Proverbs 29:15
13 The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- DARBY
- The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.
- BLB
- A rod and rebuke give wisdom, and a child let away brings shame to his mother.
- ÅB
- Ris og tukt gir visdom; men en gutt som er overlatt til seg selv, gjør sin mor skam.
- OTB
- Stokken og tilrettevisning gir visdom, men et barn overlatt til seg selv bringer skam over sin mor.
- B1930
- Ris og tukt gir visdom; men en gutt som er overlatt til sig selv, gjør sin mor skam.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Read in contextProverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Read in contextProverbs 29:17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Read in contextProverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Read in contextProverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Read in contextProverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Read in contextProverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Read in contextProverbs 23:13–14
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
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