Proverbs 29:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 29:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 29:15 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 29:15 — KJV
“The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.”
— Proverbs 29:15 (KJV)
Proverbs 29:15 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 29:15
“And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:15: child, left, mother
“If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:15: give, child, himself
“Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD. wholly...: Heb. fulfilled to go after”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:15: rod, give, child
“So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:15: give, child, left
“Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 29:15: give, child, mother
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