Proverbs 29:15

World English Bible

¹⁵The rod of correction gives wisdom,
but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

Proverbs 29:15

New King James Version

¹⁵The rod and rebuke give ^(A)wisdom,
But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

¹⁷Correct your son, and he will give you peace;
yes, he will bring delight to your soul.

¹⁷Correct your son, and he will give you rest;
Yes, he will give delight to your soul.

¹⁹A servant can’t be corrected by words.
Though he understands, yet he will not respond.

¹⁹A servant will not be corrected by mere words;
For though he understands, he will not respond.

²¹He who pampers his servant from youth
will have him become a son in the end.

²¹He who pampers his servant from childhood
Will have him as a son in the end.

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