15A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.


In Context

12 A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers are wicked.

13 The poor and the man of frauds have met together, Jehovah is enlightening the eyes of them both.

14 a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established.

15 A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

16 In the multiplying of the wicked transgression multiplieth, And the righteous on their fall do look.

17 Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

Proverbs 29:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:15The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but the child that is left to his own will bringeth his mother to shame.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:15The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself brings his mother to shame.