Proverbs 29:15

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 29

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

What Does Proverbs 29:15 Mean?

Proverbs 29:15 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 29, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (19)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 29:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Ephesians 6:4“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”Proverbs 13:24“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”Proverbs 10:1“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”Proverbs 17:25“A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.”Proverbs 23:13“Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.”Proverbs 19:18“Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.”Proverbs 22:15“Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.”Proverbs 29:17“Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.”Hebrews 12:7“If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?”Proverbs 22:6“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”Proverbs 6:23“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:”Proverbs 17:21“He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.”Hebrews 12:10“For 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.”Proverbs 10:5“He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.”1 Samuel 3:13“For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.”1 Kings 1:6“And 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.”Proverbs 28:7“Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.”Proverbs 17:2“A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.”Proverbs 29:21“He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.”

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