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New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
A spanking and a warning produce wisdom, but an undisciplined child disgraces his mother. King James Bible
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Cause Causes Causeth Child Correction Disgraces Gets Gives Guided Imparts Mother Reproof Rod Shame Shaming Sharp Way Wisdom Words Youth Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 15 Parents, in educating their children, must consider, 1. The benefit of due correction. They must not only tell their children what is good and evil, but they must chide them, and correct them too, if need be, when they either neglect that which is good or do that which is evil. If a reproof will serve without the rod, it is well, but the rod must never be used without a rational and grave reproof; and then, though it may be a present uneasiness both to the father and to the child, yet it will give wisdom. Vexatio dat intellectum-Vexation sharpens the intellect. The child will take warning, and so will get wisdom. 2. The mischief of undue indulgence: A child that is not restrained or reproved, but is left to himself, as Adonijah was, to follow his own inclinations, may do well if he will, but, if he take to ill courses, nobody will hinder him; it is a thousand to one but he proves a disgrace to his family, and brings his mother, who fondled him and humoured him in his licentiousness, to shame, to poverty, to reproach, and perhaps will himself be abusive to her and give her ill language. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: a and brings but child correction disgraces gets give himself his imparts left mother of own reproof rod shame The to way who wisdom Bible Browser | 
