Proverbs 7:7
New King James Version
7 And saw among the simple,
I perceived among the [a]youths,
A young man (A)devoid[b] of understanding,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:7 Lit. sons
- Proverbs 7:7 lacking
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 22:6
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:6 Even
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 22:15
New King James Version
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
(A)The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
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 23:13-14
New King James Version
13 (A)Do not withhold correction from a child,
For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
14 You shall beat him with a rod,
And deliver his soul from [a]hell.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:14 Or Sheol
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 29:15
New King James Version
15 The rod and rebuke give (A)wisdom,
But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
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
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