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Proverbs 29:15

Proverbs chapter 29 · verse 15 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

v.15This passage

v.16When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall look upon their fall.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 10:5

    He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; Buthe that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

  • Proverbs 22:6

    Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Proverbs 10:1

    The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

  • Proverbs 23:13

    Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

  • 1 Kings 1:6

    And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he was also a very goodly man; and he was born after Absalom.

  • Proverbs 29:17

    Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.