Proverbs 29:15


The rod and reproof (godly instruction) give wisdom,
But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.

Proverbs 17:25


A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father
And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.

Proverbs 22:15


Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline [correction administered with godly wisdom and lovingkindness] will remove it far from him.

Proverbs 13:24


He who withholds the rod [of discipline] hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines and trains him diligently and appropriately [with wisdom and love].

Proverbs 17:21


He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.

Proverbs 22:6


Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents],
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 29:17


Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;
Yes, he will delight your soul.

1 Kings 1:6

His father [David] had never rebuked him at any time by asking, “Why have you done this?” Adonijah was also a very handsome man, and he was born after Absalom.

Proverbs 10:5


He who gathers during summer and takes advantage of his opportunities is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps during harvest and ignores the moment of opportunity is a son who acts shamefully.

Proverbs 23:13-14


Do not withhold discipline from the child;
If you swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.

Proverbs 29:21


He who pampers his slave from childhood
Will find him to be a son in the end.

Hebrews 12:10-11

For our earthly fathers disciplined us for only a short time as seemed best to them; but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Rod

Proverbs 29:17

Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;
Yes, he will delight your soul.
Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents],
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 23:13

Do not withhold discipline from the child;
If you swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.
Hebrews 12:10
For our earthly fathers disciplined us for only a short time as seemed best to them; but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.

A child

Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.
Proverbs 17:21

He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.
1 Kings 1:6
His father [David] had never rebuked him at any time by asking, “Why have you done this?” Adonijah was also a very handsome man, and he was born after Absalom.

General references

Proverbs 13:24

He who withholds the rod [of discipline] hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines and trains him diligently and appropriately [with wisdom and love].
Proverbs 23:13

Do not withhold discipline from the child;
If you swat him with a reed-like rod [applied with godly wisdom], he will not die.
Proverbs 29:17

Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;
Yes, he will delight your soul.