15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 29:15
Correction, Justice, Righteous Rule, Fear of Man, and Trust in the LORD
The chapter moves from hardened resistance to correction, to righteous and wicked leadership, to justice for the poor, to public conflict and anger, to the influence of rulers, to discipline and revelation, to speech and pride, and finally to fear of man, trust in the LORD, and the ultimate source of justice.
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Verse 15
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A rod שֵׁ֣בֶט H7626 Noun - masculine singular of correction וְ֭תוֹכַחַת H8433 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular imparts יִתֵּ֣ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular wisdom חָכְמָ֑ה H2451 Noun - feminine singular but a child וְנַ֥עַר H5288 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular left to himself מְ֝שֻׁלָּ֗ח H7971 Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular disgraces מֵבִ֥ישׁ H954 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular his mother אִמּֽוֹ׃ H517 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular