Proverbs 29:15
The rodde and correction geueth wisdome: but a childe left to his owne will, bryngeth his mother to shame.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
In Context
14The seate of the kyng that faithfully iudgeth the poore, shall continue sure for euermore.
16When the vngodly are multiplied, wickednesse encreaseth: but the ryghteous shall see their fall.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5Who so gathereth in sommer is wyse: but he that is sluggishe in haruest, bringeth hym selfe to confusion.
Proverbs 17:21He that begetteth a foole, begetteth his sorowe: and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.
Proverbs 22:6Teache a chylde what way he should go: for he shall not leaue it when he is olde.
Proverbs 23:13Withholde not correction from the chylde: for if thou beatest hym with the rodde, he shall not dye thereof:
Proverbs 29:21He that delicately bryngeth vp his seruaunt from a chylde, shall make hym his maister at length.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:15
14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever. Here is, 1. The duty of magistrates, and that is, to judge faithfully between man and man, and to determine all causes brought before them, according to truth and equity, particularly to take care of the poor, not to countenance them in an unjust cause for the sake of their poverty ( Exod. xxiii. 3 ), but to see that their poverty do not turn to their prejudice if they have a just cause. The rich will look to themselves, but… Read the whole commentary →