Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- Prov 17:25 : 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
- Prov 22:15 : 15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
- Prov 22:6 : 6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Prov 13:24 : 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
- Prov 17:21 : 21 He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
- Prov 29:17 : 17 Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
- Prov 29:21 : 21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.
- Heb 12:10-11 : 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened [us] as seemed good to them; but he for [our] profit, that [we] may be partakers of his holiness. 11 All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, [even the fruit] of righteousness.
- 1 Kgs 1:6 : 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.
- Prov 10:5 : 5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
- Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
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15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
- Prov 19:25-273 verses78%
25 Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.
26 He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.
27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.
- Prov 15:20-212 verses77%
20 A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
21 Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.
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5 A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.
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24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
- Prov 23:13-153 verses76%
13 Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
15 My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:
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18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
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6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
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7 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; [But] the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
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16 When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall look upon their fall.
17 Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
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18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
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13 In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
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2 A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
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13 Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.
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1 A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
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1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
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3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
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7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.
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11 My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:
12 For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
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35 The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.
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1 He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
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35 The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame.
- Deut 21:18-192 verses71%
18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
19 then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
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20 My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
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10 A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
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4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
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31 The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.
32 He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.
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24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
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3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
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17 The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.
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10 There is grievous correction for him that forsaketh the way; [And] he that hateth reproof shall die.
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11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
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6 Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
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21 He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
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21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.
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5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
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7 He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.
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29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.