Proverbs 7:7
Christian Standard Bible
7 I saw among the inexperienced,[a]
I noticed among the youths,
a young man lacking sense.
Footnotes
- 7:7 Or simple, or gullible, or naive
Proverbs 7:7
New Living Translation
7 I saw some naive young men,
and one in particular who lacked common sense.
Proverbs 22:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 Start a youth out on his way;(A)
even when he grows old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
New Living Translation
6 Direct your children onto the right path,
and when they are older, they will not leave it.
Proverbs 22:15
Christian Standard Bible
15 Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth;
a rod of discipline will separate it from him.(A)
Proverbs 22:15
New Living Translation
15 A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Christian Standard Bible
13 Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you punish him with a rod, he will not die.(A)
14 Punish him with a rod,
and you will rescue his life from Sheol.(B)
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 29:15
Christian Standard Bible
15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom,(A)
but a youth left to himself[a]
is a disgrace to his mother.(B)
Footnotes
- 29:15 Lit youth sent away
Proverbs 29:15
New Living Translation
15 To discipline a child produces wisdom,
but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.
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