Proverbs 22:15
New American Standard Bible
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (A)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 22:15
Common English Bible
15 Folly is bound up in a child’s heart;
the rod of discipline removes it.
Proverbs 23:13-14
New American Standard Bible
13 (A)Do not withhold discipline from a child;
Though you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
14 You shall strike him with the rod
And (B)rescue his soul from Sheol.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Common English Bible
13 Don’t withhold instruction from children;
if you strike them with a rod, they won’t die.
14 Strike them with a rod,
and you will save their lives from the grave.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:14 Heb Sheol
Proverbs 29:15
New American Standard Bible
15 The (A)rod and a rebuke give wisdom,
But a child [a]who gets his own way (B)brings shame to his mother.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:15 Lit left to himself
Proverbs 29:15
Common English Bible
15 The rod and correction lead to wisdom,
but children out of control shame their mothers.
Proverbs 29:17
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:17 Lit give delight to
Proverbs 29:17
Common English Bible
17 Instruct your children; they will give you peace of mind
and bring delight into your life.
Proverbs 29:19
New American Standard Bible
19 A slave will not be instructed by words alone;
For though he understands, there will be no response.
Proverbs 29:19
Common English Bible
19 Servants aren’t disciplined by words;
they might understand, but they don’t respond.
Proverbs 29:21
New American Standard Bible
21 One who pampers his slave from childhood
Will in the end find him to be rebellious.
Proverbs 29:21
Common English Bible
21 Pamper servants from a young age,
and later on there will be trouble.
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