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
American Standard Version
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom;
But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:17
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:17 Lit give delight to
Proverbs 29:17
American Standard Version
17 Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest;
Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
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
American Standard Version
19 A servant will not be corrected by words;
For though he understand, he will not [a]give heed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:19 Hebrew answer.
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
American Standard Version
21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child
Shall have him become [a]a son at the last.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:21 The meaning of the word is doubtful.
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