A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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Proverbs 29:15 · 12 connections
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Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. …
End of linked passage: Proverbs 23:14He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. …
End of linked passage: Hebrews 12:11And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
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