Proverbs 7:7
New International Version
7 I saw among the simple,
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who had no sense.(A)
Proverbs 7:7
Common English Bible
7 I looked among the naive young men
and noticed among the youth, one who had no sense.
Proverbs 22:6
New International Version
Proverbs 22:6
Common English Bible
6 Train children in the way they should go;
when they grow old, they won’t depart from it.
Proverbs 22:15
New International Version
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(A)
Proverbs 22:15
Common English Bible
15 Folly is bound up in a child’s heart;
the rod of discipline removes it.
Proverbs 23:13-14
New International Version
Saying 13
13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
and save them from death.(A)
Proverbs 23:13-14
Common English Bible
13 Don’t withhold instruction from children;
if you strike them with a rod, they won’t die.
14 Strike them with a rod,
and you will save their lives from the grave.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:14 Heb Sheol
Proverbs 29:15
New International Version
15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(A)
Proverbs 29:15
Common English Bible
15 The rod and correction lead to wisdom,
but children out of control shame their mothers.
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