His father had never at any time reprimanded him by asking, “Why have you done thus and so?” He was also a very handsome man, and he was born next after Absalom.
Proverbs 29:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The rod and reproof give wisdom: But a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left undisciplined brings his mother to shame. American Standard Version (1901) The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother. Common English Bible The rod and correction lead to wisdom, but children out of control shame their mothers. Catholic Public Domain Version The rod and its correction distribute wisdom. But the child who is left to his own will brings shame to his mother. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The rod and reproof give wisdom: but the child that is left to his own will bringeth his mother to shame. |
His father had never at any time reprimanded him by asking, “Why have you done thus and so?” He was also a very handsome man, and he was born next after Absalom.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.
A child who gathers in summer is prudent, but a child who sleeps in harvest brings shame.
Those who spare the rod hate their children, but those who love them are diligent to discipline them.
Foolish children are a grief to their father and bitterness to her who bore them.
Discipline your children while there is hope; do not set your heart on their destruction.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far away.
Discipline your children, and they will give you rest; they will give delight to your heart.