Proverbs 22:15
English Standard Version
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but (A)the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 22:15
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:15 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 22:15 Or “young man,” or “adolescent”
- Proverbs 22:15 That is, folly
Proverbs 23:13-14
English Standard Version
13 Do not withhold (A)discipline from a child;
(B)if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
14 If you strike him with the rod,
you will (C)save his soul from Sheol.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Lexham English Bible
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child,
if you will beat him with the rod, he will not die.
14 As for you, with the rod you shall beat him,
and his life[a] you will save from Sheol.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:14 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 23:14 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
Proverbs 29:15
English Standard Version
Proverbs 29:15
Lexham English Bible
15 As for a rod and reproof, they[a] will give wisdom,
but a neglected child is disgraced by his mother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:15 Hebrew “it”
Proverbs 29:17
English Standard Version
17 (A)Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
he will give delight to your heart.
Proverbs 29:17
Lexham English Bible
17 Discipline your children, and they will give you rest,
and they will give delight to your soul.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:17 Or “life,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 29:19
English Standard Version
19 By mere words a servant is not disciplined,
for though he understands, he will not respond.
Proverbs 29:19
Lexham English Bible
19 By words, a servant is not disciplined,
for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.
Proverbs 29:21
English Standard Version
21 Whoever pampers his servant from childhood
will in the end find him his heir.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:21 The meaning of the Hebrew word rendered his heir is uncertain
Proverbs 29:21
Lexham English Bible
21 He who pampers his servant from childhood,
arrogance will be his end.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:21 Literally “and its/his end will be arrogance”
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