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The rodשֵׁבֶטandוְreproofתוֹכַחַתgiveיִתֵּןwisdom,חָכְמָהbutוְa young manנַעַרleft to himselfמְשֻׁלָּחshamesמֵבִישׁhis mother.אִמּוֹ
Proverbs 29:15
Study it in the app“The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a young man left to himself shames his mother.”
Reproof gives wisdom; a child left to himself shames his motherParents and Children
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:15, word by word
- The rodשֵׁבֶטshevet
rod
A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.
Where else “shevet” appears- reproofתוֹכַחַתtochachat
rebuke
Words that correct a fault.
Where else “tochachat” appears- giveיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- a young manנַעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- left to himselfמְשֻׁלָּחmeshulach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “meshulach” appears- shamesמֵבִישׁmevish
be ashamed
To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.
Where else “mevish” appears- his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears
The context
14A king who judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.
15 · This verse (above)
16When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.