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Proverbs 29:15

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The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
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  1. Proverbs 10:1Rank 1 from verse 15
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    1THE proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

  2. Proverbs 17:25Rank 2 from verse 15
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    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

  3. Proverbs 29:17Rank 3 from verse 15
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    17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

  4. Proverbs 13:24Rank 4 from verse 15
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    24He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  5. Proverbs 22:15Rank 5 from verse 15
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    15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  6. Proverbs 22:6Rank 6 from verse 15
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    6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

  7. Proverbs 17:21Rank 7 from verse 15
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    21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

  8. Proverbs 23:13–14Rank 8 from verse 15
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    13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

    14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

  9. Hebrews 12:10–11Rank 9 from verse 15
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    10For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

    11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

  10. Proverbs 10:5Rank 10 from verse 15
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    5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

  11. 1 Kings 1:6Rank 11 from verse 15
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    6And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.

  12. Proverbs 29:21Rank 12 from verse 15
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    21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

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Proverbs 29:15

COMBINED MEANING

wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

child

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1. A son or daughter; an offspring or descendant. 2. A young person or infant, considered by age or development. 3. In 'with child,' pregnant or carrying an unborn child. 4. One described as belonging to, derived from, characterized by, or dependent upon another person, group, or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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left

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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mother

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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shame

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Sense 1: A painful sense of guilt, disgrace, or dishonor. Sense 2: As a verb, to make ashamed or bring disgrace upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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29:14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

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

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29:16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

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