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Proverbs 29:15

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

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שֵׁ֣בֶטshevetdartשֵׁבֶטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dart”, the ordinary formH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.וְ֭תוֹכַחַתvetokhachatand correctionתּוֹכֵחָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and correction”, the ordinary formH8433chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)argument, [idiom] chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, [idiom] be (often) reproved.יִתֵּ֣ןyitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…חָכְמָ֑הchakhemahwisdomחׇכְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wisdom”, the ordinary formH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.וְנַ֥עַרvenaarand boyנַעַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and boy”, the ordinary formH5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).מְ֝שֻׁלָּ֗חmeshulachsendשָׁלַחverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “send”, a verb used as a describing wordH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…מֵבִ֥ישׁmevishbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be confounded”, a verb used as a describing wordH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.אִמּֽוֹimvomotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

Young’s Literal Translation

A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

World English Bible

The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

Darby Translation

The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame.

Douay-Rheims

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but the child that is left to his own will bringeth his mother to shame.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πληγαὶ καὶ ἔλεγχοι διδόασι σοφίαν, παῖς δὲ πλανώμενος αἰσχύνει γονεῖς αὐτοῦ.