Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself bringeth shame to his mother.
Noyes 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
14The king that judgeth the poor with uprightness, His throne shall be established for ever.
16When the wicked are powerful, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall see their fall.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son causing shame.
Proverbs 17:21Whoso begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; Yea, the father of the fool hath no joy.
Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in accordance with his way, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 23:13Withhold not correction from a child; If thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 29:21He that bringeth up his servant delicately from childhood Shall have him become a son at the last.
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 →