Proverbs 29:15
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
In Context
14A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.
16When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
Cross References
1 Kings 1:6(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)
Proverbs 10:5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Proverbs 17:21A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 29:21A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.
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 →