Proverbs 22:15
World English Bible
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child:
the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Proverbs 22:15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far away.(A)
Proverbs 23:13-14
World English Bible
13 Don’t withhold correction from a child.
If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
14 Punish him with the rod,
and save his soul from Sheol.[a]
Footnotes
- 23:14 Sheol is the place of the dead.
Proverbs 23:13-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 Do not withhold discipline from your children;
if you beat them with a rod, they will not die.(A)
14 If you beat them with the rod,
you will save their lives from Sheol.
Proverbs 29:15
World English Bible
15 The rod of correction gives wisdom,
but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child.(A)
Proverbs 29:17
World English Bible
17 Correct your son, and he will give you peace;
yes, he will bring delight to your soul.
Proverbs 29:17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 Discipline your children, and they will give you rest;
they will give delight to your heart.(A)
Proverbs 29:19
World English Bible
19 A servant can’t be corrected by words.
Though he understands, yet he will not respond.
Proverbs 29:19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 By mere words slaves are not disciplined,
for though they understand, they will not give heed.
Proverbs 29:21
World English Bible
21 He who pampers his servant from youth
will have him become a son in the end.
Proverbs 29:21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
21 A slave pampered from childhood
will come to a bad end.[a]
Footnotes
- 29.21 Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
by Public Domain. The name "World English Bible" is trademarked.
New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.