Proverbs 22:15

Easy To Read Version

Children do foolish things. But if you punish them, they will learn not to do those things.

Cross References

Job 14:4

“But what does something clean\par have in common with something dirty?\par Nothing!\par

Psalm 51:5

I was born in sin,\par and in sin my mother conceived me.\par

Proverbs 13:24

If a person truly loves his children, then he will correct them when they are wrong. If you love your son, then you will be careful to teach him the right way.

Proverbs 19:18

Teach your son and punish him when he is wrong. That is the only hope. If you refuse to do this, then you are helping him destroy himself.

Proverbs 29:15

Spankings and teachings are good for children. If parents let a child do whatever he wants, then he will bring shame to his mother.

Proverbs 29:17

Punish your son when he is wrong, then you will always be proud of him. He will never make you ashamed.

John 3:6

A person’s body is born from his human parents. But a person’s spiritual life is born from the Spirit.

Ephesians 2:3

In the past, all of us lived like those people. We lived trying to please our sinful selves. We did all the things our bodies and minds wanted. We were \{evil\} people. We should have suffered God’s anger because of the way we were. We were the same as all other people.