Cross references

Proverbs 29:15

A rod of correction imparts wisdom,

but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

Proverbs 29:15 BSB

Proverbs 29:15 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 10:1 (14 votes) and Proverbs 17:25 (12 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 4 other books, from 1 Samuel 3 to Hebrews 12.

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Which verses does Proverbs 29:15 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

  2. A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

  3. Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.

  4. He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

  5. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

  6. Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

  7. A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

  8. Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.

  9. Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

  10. He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

  11. A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.

Which verses point to Proverbs 29:15?

The 10 strongest of 13.