15 The (A)rod and a rebuke give wisdom,
But a child [a]who gets his own way (B)brings shame to his mother.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:15 Lit left to himself

17 (A)Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;
He will also [a](B)delight your soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:17 Lit give delight to

19 A slave will not be instructed by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no response.

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21 One who pampers his slave from childhood
Will in the end find him to be rebellious.

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