Proverbs 29:15

Bible in Basic English 1965

The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

Cross References

1 Kings 1:6

Now all his life his father had never gone against him or said to him, Why have you done so? and he was a very good-looking man, and younger than Absalom.

Proverbs 10:1

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

Proverbs 10:5

He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

Proverbs 13:24

He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

Proverbs 17:21

He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

Proverbs 19:18

Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

Proverbs 22:6

If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

Proverbs 29:17

Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

Proverbs 29:21

If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.