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
Discipline your son, and it will bring you peace of mind
and give you delight.
Proverbs 22:6
Teach a youth about the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 23:13
Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
Hebrews 12:10
For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness.

A child

Proverbs 10:1
Solomon’s proverbs:

A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
Proverbs 17:21
A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
the father of a fool has no joy.
1 Kings 1:6
But his father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” In addition, he was quite handsome and was born after Absalom.

General references

Proverbs 13:24
The one who will not use the rod hates his son,
but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Proverbs 23:13
Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and it will bring you peace of mind
and give you delight.

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