Proverbs 22:15
New Living Translation
15 A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
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
New Living Translation
13 Don’t fail to discipline your children.
The rod of punishment won’t kill them.
14 Physical discipline
may well save them from death.[a]
Footnotes
- 23:14 Hebrew 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
New Living Translation
15 To discipline a child produces wisdom,
but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.
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
New Living Translation
17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace of mind
and will make your heart glad.
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
New Living Translation
19 Words alone will not discipline a servant;
the words may be understood, but they are not heeded.
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
New Living Translation
21 A servant pampered from childhood
will become a rebel.
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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